Development of university students’ metacompetence based on innovative technologies

Abstract

Due to the effects of the COVID-19 virus, which started in Wuhan, China, and affected the world, on education / training areas since March 2019, digital transformation in education and online education issues have started to come to the fore. The general purpose of this study is to determine the development of metacompetence of university students based on innovative technologies. The research was implemented in the spring term of 2020–2021. It consists of 463 volunteer students according to the study in universities in Kazakhstan. The research description method was used. The interview form used in the study consists of 18 positive items developed by the researchers. The research data were collected via an online Google Form and analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Science programme. According to the results of the study, it was determined that university students choose their smart devices for innovative education, use the Internet and smart devices every day for this method, enjoy the use of innovative technology, create metacompetence information with innovative education and change their old habits with innovative education. The results were reached by expressing that the interest increased, the use of innovative education with the blended learning method enabled them to understand the lesson better and that the innovative education created a connection with the teachers of the lesson. Finally, it is thought that repeating these studies with different methods for university students will benefit the field, the educator and the students studying at the university. Keywords: Innovative education, metacompetence, technology, university, distance education, pandemic, coronavirus (COVID-19)