COMPUTER MODELING IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH: DEVELOPMENT OF NEW METHODS OF TRAINING WITH USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
The article considers the issues of educational research using methods of computer modelling. There are analyzed the general characteristics of educational research as a method of teaching an adequate overall education informatization. There are described the features of computer modeling as a research method. There is constructed a generalized structure of educational research using methods of computer modeling based on the stages of educational research and the general scheme of constructing the model. There are specified features of setting goals, formulating hypotheses, development of the system of tasks, conducting experiment. The general logic of educational research using methods of computer modeling disclosed in the form of stages the formation of theoretical representation about the object of study and definition of significant properties, definition the list of parameters for the formal description of the model, selection tool of computer modeling, build the model and conducting experiment. In conclusion, the article provides examples of educational research implemented with the use methods of computer modelling.