Russia's Own Common Core

Lenskaya, Elena

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“…The Russian educational policy adds another significant barrier, which is the university's necessity to comply with the Federal State Educational Standards (FSES). The latter are official requirements for implementing educational programmes at all levels (Lenskaya, 2013 ; Mustafina & Biktagirova, 2016 ). Overall, the barriers cause institutional resistance that may negatively impact technology integration.…”

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Toward a model of learning innovation integration: TPACK-SAMR based analysis of the introduction of a digital learning environment in three Russian universities

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Digitalisation is penetrating higher education (HE) in Russia. The study explores how three Russian universities have been integrating the Skyes digital learning platform to transform English as a foreign language (EFL) educational practices. The article outlines the main characteristics of the platform, recounts the steps in adopting the technology and addresses the emerging changes to learning and teaching. Students’ and teachers’ perceptions are examined to review the implementation process. The research is designed as a case study; the methods used are semi-structured interviews and online questionnaires. The study framework combines the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) model and the Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition (SAMR) model for a holistic approach to investigating innovation integration in a university setting. TPACK is used to analyse the changes associated with teachers’ knowledge of technology, pedagogy and content. SAMR helps to reflect on the current use of the platform showcasing technology integration along substitution, augmentation and modification levels. Based on the findings, the paper discusses the factors influencing the implementation of the Skyes platform and proposes recommendations for its successful integration; they highlight the importance of motivation, feedback both from teachers and students, clear assessment of the learning outcomes, TPACK transformation plan and alignment between the innovation and educational regulations.

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Toward a model of learning innovation integration: TPACK-SAMR based analysis of the introduction of a digital learning environment in three Russian universities

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“…With the breakup of the USSR, former Soviet educational systems had to seek ways to survive and thrive, as economic turmoil challenged and changed the Russian way of life (Eklof, Holmes, & Kaplan, 2004). In addition to economic changes in Russia, many post-Soviet educators have supported attempts toward creating a more European-style system of education in the mid-1990s (Lenskaya, 2013). “Part of this reasoning is due to the fact that we want Europe and the West to acknowledge and accept our diplomas,” said one retired professor in Irkutsk.…”

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“…This test somewhat resembles the SAT exams in the USA. In Russia, the maths and Russian EGE exams are compulsory; there are also several, optional EGEs, such as physics, chemistry, and foreign languages (Lenskaya, 2013). To qualify as English majors, students graduating from secondary school sit for the English language EGE, which has 100 points and consists of listening comprehension, reading, writing, and grammatical/lexical components.…”

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Evolving and adapting to global changes regarding English: English language teaching in the Siberian city of Irkutsk

Sartor¹,

Богданова²

2015

English Today

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The Russian Federation, established after the breakup of the USSR in the early 1990s, is the largest country in the world (Blinnikov, 2011). Russians have long considered their capital, Moscow, and the adjoining city of St Petersburg, to be the centres of culture and commerce, as well of the arts and educational facilities. Due to the large size of their country, Russians designate areas west of the Ural Mountains informally as “European Russia.” The Russian territories known as Siberia and the Russian Far East extend east of the Urals to the Pacific Ocean, and cover approximately 10% of the world's land mass (Yudin, 2006). In May 2000, President Putin designated nine federal subjects (provinces and republics) of Siberia as the Siberian Federal District (http://russiatrek.org/siberia-district). The capital of Irkutsk, located in Irkutsk Province, is situated in the southeastern part of the Siberian Federal District.

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“…The standardized examination was implemented at the time of growing dissatisfaction with the decentralization process that went too far and endangered national cohesion, highly polarizing debates on the newly developed school standards. The latter largely concerned the applicability of the competenceand outcome-based approach to education in Russia, as promulgated by the international studies of learning achievements, which Russia 'failed' (see Lenskaya, 2013;Minina, 2014).…”

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Quality of Education and Its Evaluation: An Analysis of the Russian Academic Discussion

2015

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Russia's Own Common Core

Abstract: Russia's education system is moving slowly toward output-based national standards similar to the Common Core in the U.S. The next task: getting teachers ready.

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Toward a model of learning innovation integration: TPACK-SAMR based analysis of the introduction of a digital learning environment in three Russian universities

Toward a model of learning innovation integration: TPACK-SAMR based analysis of the introduction of a digital learning environment in three Russian universities

Evolving and adapting to global changes regarding English: English language teaching in the Siberian city of Irkutsk

Quality of Education and Its Evaluation: An Analysis of the Russian Academic Discussion

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