which would allow us to consider these
definitions as universal. Thus, according to
Vincent-Lancrin (2022), ICT competences are
among the leading key competences and can be
singled out as a separate group of competencies
requiring targeted formation in the process of
students' mastering different disciplines.
According to Järvis, Tambovceva & Virovere
(2021), information and communication
competence refers to a set of knowledge, skills,
and abilities that are acquired through learning
and self-education in computer science and
information technology. This competence
encompasses the ability to effectively use
information technology in performing
professional tasks, including tasks related to
information management, analysis, and transfer.
Additionally, this competence includes the
ability to model and design one's own
professional activities, as well as the activities of
a team, using modern ICT tools. This proficiency
in modern ICT enables individuals to navigate
the organizational environment effectively and
enhances labor productivity. These definitions
underscore the importance of developing ICT
and digital competencies among students to
prepare them for their future professional
pursuits, as noted by Abdurahimovna (2020). In
general, ICT competence, as noted in Wojciech,
Sobczyk, Waldemar & Pochopień, (2022)
understand the ability to collect, assess, transfer,
search, analyze information, model processes,
objects through the use of the capabilities of
communication and information technology.
Recently, the term “smart education” has become
popular. According to Kopotun, Durdynets,
Teremtsova, Markina & Prisnyakova (2020), it
explains the new development strategy, the main
feature of which is the maximum availability of
knowledge. The new motivation to acquire
knowledge is created through the active use of
materials placed in open educational resources.
Accordingly, this knowledge, in turn, becomes
available to more and more people.
As Schomakers, Lidynia & Ziefle (2022) point
out, smart education is flexible learning in an
interactive educational environment through
freely available content from around the world.
Methodology
Numerous systems exist for evaluating the
impact of digital technology on the learning
process. However, many of these systems solely
focus on assessing the knowledge and activities
that comprise professional competence.
Therefore, relying solely on exam scores and
ratings does not provide a comprehensive
evaluation of the level of digital competence
achieved - the primary goal of integrating
information and communication technology
(ICT) into education.
To address this issue, monitoring the formation
of digital competence can be achieved through
various components of a methodological
complex. These components may include a
cyclogram for monitoring a discipline or
professional module, a summary sheet for
monitoring a discipline or professional module,
and a set of measuring and control materials.
Assessing the level of digital competence
formation is based on levels of expression, which
are determined by activity criteria. The criterion
for the basic level is the ability to perform
reproductive activities based on a given
algorithm, which involves understanding and
reproducing professional actions.
The study of information-communicative and
digital technologies was carried out in several
stages.
1. The first stage (2021): development of
indicators of digital and information-
communication competence of students as
indicators of the effectiveness of digital
technology application during training;
development of generalized characteristics
of levels of formation of each competence
component; selection and development of
diagnostic tools to assess the degree and
dynamics of development of levels of
formation of digital competence.
2. In 2022, the second stage of the study was
carried out, which involved examining the
initial level of students' digital
competencies. The experiment was designed
to determine the effectiveness of the
educational interventions on digital
competency formation. To assess the
formation of the digital component, a test
was administered at the end of the
experiment containing 16 closed-type
questions, with four questions for each of the
four competencies of the block. Each correct
answer was given one point, and the
maximum score for the test was 16 points,
four for each competence. Additionally, the
activity component was assessed by a panel
of 25 experts, all of whom were teachers at
the Department of Cultural Studies at Taras
Shevchenko National University.