Impact of internet communication on the development of students' research skills

Abstract

With the development of Internet technologies and economic and social transformation, the needs and expectations of the student community are also changing. Technological innovations are being intensively introduced into the higher education system in the form of modern information and communications technologies and their harmonious combination. This became possible mainly due to the advancement of the Internet, which now allows exchanging the required amount of data over any distance, holding discussions with other online users freely, and posting publicly available messages on websites. The development of new Internet communication tools means that the modern student needs to have a wide and comprehensive set of tools that improve communication, learning, and the integration of the academic community. The purpose of the study was to conduct a pedagogical experiment to test the effectiveness of incorporating Internet communication tools in the training of university students. Specifically, the study analyzed the influence of Internet communication tools on the effectiveness of students' learning activities. Based on the conducted pedagogical experiment, it was concluded that the introduction of Internet communication tools in the learning process positively affects the effectiveness of students' educational activities