Pedagogical Aspects of Forming Students’ Technical Thinking

Abstract

Forming students’ technical thinking has its influence on professional activity of specialists working in any technological process because it is necessary for proper understanding of technical documentation, standards and norms used in the field. It is important to form technical thinking of future professionals when they have just started to learn their profession as it would help them to master their skills and use the experience in further practical work. This paper deals with pedagogical aspects of forming students’ technical thinking during their studies at modern academic institutions. It is focused on especial features in forming such technical thinking related to the future professional activity of students. These features should form a basis for methodological aspects in educational process in teaching technical subject in universities. Analysis of different methodologies of forming technical thinking carried out by the authors demonstrates that well developed technical thinking allows effective solution of now-standard situations in professional activity of modern engineers.