Development of Students’ Scientific and Research Work Formats: PechaKucha Competition as a New Technology in Higher Education

The discussion about new technologies for student research work is central to the university community today. Both the task of popularizing science and scientific activity and the presence of the problem of the scientific environment low level in the universities actualize the task of selecting and presenting specific technologies and formats for organizing student scientific events. The research presents that the formats of student research work today are developing based on the assumption of the active role of the student and the achievement of significant involvement in the scientific and educational process. Pedagogical design reflects the search for forms and methods that provide the maximum impact on the student motivation. The study reflexes on the experience of holding a competition of short presentations in the PechaKucha format as a way of organizing a scientific event. It shows the advantages of the format, the accumulated pedagogical experience and support, the event scenario and the resulting assessment system. The study provides arguments that students perceive the format ambiguously, which is explained by its features and the associated difficulties. These difficulties can be overcome with the help of comprehensive support from the teacher. It describes that the PechaKucha format can be organically included in the structure of student scientific research creativity due to the effects: it increases interest in scientific research, develops critical thinking and self-organization skills, the level of student independence. The educational potential of the PechaKucha format should be assessed in the future. It determines the directions of research related to the study of the prospects for its distribution and application.