COMPUTER USAGE IN HIGHER EDUCATION: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS

Abstract

The paper analyzes the problems of introducing the computer techno- logies into the educational process. The opportunities and weaknesses of the implementation of computer programs and ways of overcoming them are discussed. During the Covid pandemic, the usage of computer and on- line recourses in educational process has increased. Computer models have numerous opportunities and allow speeding up or slowing down the time, narrowing or expanding the distance, in the real world holding the imitations of dangerous or impossible actions, which make them indispen- sable tools for the educational process. The results of the survey of the computer usage, their forms and features in the educational process are provided. In this article we also tried to identify the actions which, in stu- dents’ opinion, could increase the role and importance of computer- mediated education.