The impact of educational trends on the digital competence of students in Ukraine and Poland

Abstract

The rapid development of technology is having an effect on the processes of communication and collaboration in society, which requires the transformation of education and training of the citizen of the digital society. This article presents European experience in the transformation of education, in particular an analysis of legislative initiatives in Ukraine and Poland in the field of digital society formation. The authors look at world trends and educational trends which are considered part of the modernization and digitization of the education system of the two countries. A survey was carried out, in the international project Erasmus + K2 MoPED, on current educational trends, educational technologies and their impact on the digital competence of students. The study showed a high level of interest among students in the presented educational trends, which shows the need to build students’ digital competence. The authors demonstrate the effect of the absence or lack of digital skills on the citizen's overall life chances. The article deals with the influence of the type of intelligence on the learning process, presents students’ new educational needs, highlights innovative pedagogical technologies and methods that will allow us to take into account educational trends and follow the modern requirements for digital transformation of education.