FEATURES OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE SYSTEM OF UNIVERSAL COMPETENCIES OF STUDENTS IN CONDITIONS OF THE ELECTRONIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF A RUSSIAN UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The article deals with the main features of development of the system of universal competencies among students in conditions of the electronic information and educational environment of a modern university in Russia. The authors identify and describe the most characteristic features of the stage, at which the higher education system is now located. It is demonstrated that in such a situation, forming of universal competencies of students is critically important on the one hand, and the maximum use of such environment capabilities for this on the other. The authors derive definitions of the terms “universal competencies” and “electronic information and educational environment.” The research reveals didactic possibilities that are inherent in various components of the electronic environment in terms of development of some universal competencies required by the federal state educational standards. The work also provides some tools for assessing the level of formation of the system of such competencies.