Formation of students' research competence in the innovative educational environment of higher educational institutions

Authors

Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University,, Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3107-1103
National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute",, Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5019-1496
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University,, Kazakhstan
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4518-9316
Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University,, Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7617-6390
Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University,, Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7128-0746

Keywords:

research competence, higher education institution, innovative teaching methods, innovative educational environment, project-based learning, AI technologies

Synopsis

The section is devoted to the study of the problem of forming research competence in students of higher educational institutions. An analysis of scientists’ approaches to understanding the concept of "research competence" was carried out, the results of which emphasize the readiness of future specialists to independently carry out scientific and research activities, analyze processes and phenomena, and introduce innovations into professional practice. It is proved that the formation of research competence, which contributes to the development of students' critical thinking, the ability to independently solve professional issues, develops in them the ability to analyze, reflect, and experiment, is today a necessary condition for ensuring the quality of higher professional education. The formation features of the research competence of students, the principles of organizing their scientific and research activities in higher educational institutions of Ukraine, its structure, basic pedagogical conditions, technologies, and methods necessary for its effective implementation are determined. The results of an empirical study are presented, which indicate the effectiveness of the hypothesis put forward.

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Morhunova, N., Dimitrova-Burlayenko, S., Ikhsangaliyeva, G., Kudriavtsev, V., & Oleshko, N. (2026). Formation of students’ research competence in the innovative educational environment of higher educational institutions. In N. Morhunova, I. Levchenko, & A. Kholodov (Eds.), PSYCHOLOGICAL-PEDAGOGICAL AND LINGUODIDACTIC PROBLEMS OF LANGUAGE EDUCATION UNDER CONDITIONS OF SOCIETY DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION (pp. 89–102). Kharkiv: TECHNOLOGY CENTER PC. https://doi.org/10.15587/978-617-8360-24-5.ch6