Pedagogical and psychological features of pharmacists digital systems generation training

Abstract

Introduction: The vast majority of modern students were born from 1984 to 1994 during the socalled breakthrough of informational and communicational technologies development. This fact largely determines the change in the outlook of the modern young generation, its reorientation in the digital technology. Increasingly in the literature used the specialized terms that describe todays young adults as Net Generation (Tapscott, 1997), Digital Natives (Prensky, 2001), Generation Y (McCrindle, 2006) and others that express the modern students reliance on the informational and communicational devices such as PCs, mobile phones, digital music players, video games and other tools of the digital age. According to the results of research scientists discovered about twenty psychological futures which characterize network generation: technological thinking, search engine mobility inductive learning, multifunction, emotional openness etc. Most of which positively influence the process of achieving theoretical knowledge and practical skills. Methods: Concept-comparative, structure-systemic analysis; questioning; statistics. Results: In order to optimize the process of pharmacists training among the representatives of digital system generation, there is a necessity of existing educational forms modernization, taking to attention psychological characteristics of modern students, including: • increasing the volume of work performed with the usage of digital technology in the classworks and homework; • explanation of the working strategy for the usage of on-line information retrieval systems, critical thinking and test results obtained in preparing for classes; • teaching methods diversification of acquiring knowledge through group discussions, shared creativity, brainstorming, trainings and peer review of work performed; • representation of kinesthetic perception of educational material; • sustainable feedback between teacher and students during classroom activities and independent work of students using modern online technologies. Conclusions: Thus, in dynamic development of the global pharmaceutical science, the crucial optimization is being performed in the field of pharmacists professional training in view of existing psychological characteristics of digital system generation in order to enhance cognitive activity, creative initiatives and public engagement, education of highly qualified and competitive professionals capable of introspection and critical comprehension of professional work performed.