Student Well-being in the Digital Education Environment

Author: Persiyantseva S. Russian State University for the Humanities. Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education (Russia)

Keywords

digital activity, psychological well-being, regulatory characteristics

Abstract

Digitalization affects all areas of the educational process in modern reality. To form a digital space in the educational environment, it is necessary to use and develop educational technologies, including remote ones. Important to develop digital education by using digital tools and control digital footprints as a result of digital learning activities. With the intensification of digital transformation in education, new formats for understanding the psychological well-being and regulatory characteristics of students in the process of learning activities are emerging. The study of the specifics of the relationship between regulatory characteristics and digital activity of students with different levels of psychological well-being is the aim of the work. The study involved 106 students: 1st - 2nd year students (n=50), 4th - 5th year students (n=56). Research methods: K. Riff's scale of psychological well-being, questionnaire "Students' self-regulation style", interview method with open questions. The interviews were used to explore the frequency and timing of the use of digital technology in student learning, communication, and entertainment. The age dynamics of the level of psychological well-being and regulatory characteristics of students has been established. With age, there is a significant increase in indicators on the scales "Autonomy", "Environmental Mastery", "Positive Relationships with Others". Significantly with age, indicators for regulatory characteristics such as "Independence", "Evaluation of results", "Reliability" increase. The components of psychological well-being "Personal Growth", "Purpose in Life" significantly decrease with age. Digital activity is high in two groups. By the 4th year, the activity of using digital technologies in the field of education, aimed at self-education, increases. The relationship between the level of psychological well-being and digital activity was revealed. The higher the overall level of psychological well-being, the more active the student in the digital environment, however, this pattern is observed only among students of the 1st and 2nd courses.

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