The purpose of the article is to use the framework for evaluating communicative competencies in the English language course of Kherson State Maritime Academy for future ship engineers. Competency framework of Kherson State Maritime Academy (KSMA) is a hierarchical list of Competencies defined by standards of STCW.
The standards of maritime education strictly defines list of ship engineer’s minimum standard of competence for officers in charge of ship engineering watch at the operational level, which contains nine main professional competencies
Nowadays there is a large number of studies devoted to the analysis of the effectiveness of Competency Framework usage in MOODLE when studying. The research was carried out by such scientists as K. Hancox, A. Kirkbride, G. Markovic, A. Herron, R. Elliott, S. Kalmbacher, B. Sandow, M. Davis and others.
The questions of Competency Framework usage in the educational process in the higher educational establishments, namely while the development of electronic courses in LMS MOODLE, were considered in the studies of A.P. Lopes, J. Cook, M. Dougiamas, P.C. Taylor, J. Fruitet, I. Wild, S.S. Nash, W. Rice and others.
However, we did not find out as a result of the analysis of the scientific work researchers who studied the introduction of interactive MOODLE courses using Competency Framework for cadets of higher maritime educational establishments.
"Maritime English" E-Course To study Maritime English competency framework according to STCW was created in LMS MOODLE and Maritime English is studied. The principle of gamification is formed by the use of game design elements in elearning process. The combination of digital technology learning games is already perceived as a legitimate educational tool that is highly effective in comparison with traditional training. Another instrument that helps to asses students’ professional competencies is the electronic system of badges Badges are visual tokens of achievement sharable across the web.
They appear on a user's page, identify and show the skills, knowledge, etc. of the participant. This rewards system helps to increase the level of students’ motivation, and provides a course on the elements of the computer game. The use of the competency framework implemented in KSMA on the MOODLE platform is aimed to increase the effectiveness of the learning process management and to implement a competency approach in the process of forming a communicative competency. The existence of a scheme for the development and compilation of a computer, its visual representation, confirmation of the activity in the interactive electronic course allows to improve the quality and increase the efficiency of the formation of competencies, to optimize the educational process, to make it personalized and diverse. 3. Deng, L., Tavares, J.: From MOODLE to Facebook: Exploring Students’ Motivation and Experiences in Online Communities. Journal Computers and Education, vol. 68, pp. 167176. Oxford, UK. (2013) 4. Voloshinov S., Kostyuchenko O., Osipova N.: Realization of Visual Technique Didactic Approach Training of Students Though Information and Communication Technologies of Educational Environment. Informational technologies in education, vol. 4 (29, pp.63-75.
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