Kulish N.V., Arkhipenko T.V., Ryabova A.A., Balakin I.N.
PSYCHOLOGICAL DIFFICULTIES IN STUDYING MATHEMATICS BY TECHNICAL SPECIALTIES STUDENTS ^{[№ 1 ' 2024]}
Students often face psychological difficulties in studying higher mathematics. The reason for this problem is psychological blocks and a decrease in the number of classroom hours allocated to studying the discipline. All difficulties in learning mathematics can be caused by math anxiety, fear of failure or a low grade, lack of motivation, low self-esteem and lack of confidence in one’s abilities. Research on math anxiety in the medical field was reviewed, as well as the genetic component of the inheritance of math ability and the relationship between the environment and the learning process. To solve this problem, tips have been developed to combat anxiety. To determine the causes of psychological difficulties, we used empirical methods of cognition, namely a survey and description among students of technical areas of training. According to the survey and diagram, the main reasons for the occurrence of psychological difficulties in students were identified: fear of mistakes and failures, unsatisfactory experience in the past, confusion in basic terms and concepts, lack of motivation, insufficient support, fear of mathematical symbols, negative attitude towards oneself. Solving these difficulties often requires an individual approach, support from teachers and parents, and finding ways to make mathematics more accessible and understandable to the student. An important role is played by the absence of some topics in the study of the discipline. To identify such gaps, the authors of the study conducted a comparative analysis of the work programs of some educational institutions in the country where the discipline “Mathematics” is studied for the training direction 03/20/01 “Technosphere Safety”. Having analyzed the work programs of universities, we can conclude that in some universities there are not enough hours allocated for lectures, and there are also visible differences in topics that affect students’ mastery of the specialty. A survey was compiled for students in technical specialties to determine the most frequently used and effective method, according to students. As a result, it was revealed that the most popular method is sports and hobbies, and the most ineffective method is a diary of feelings.