Engineering professionalization of school students through mathematics education

Resumo

The contemporary development of the Russian economy, oriented toward technological independence and innovative growth, has necessitated the training of engineering personnel and increased attention to the early engineering professionalization of school students. Engineering professionalization is understood as the purposeful involvement of learners in types of activity that model engineering practices, which requires updating the content of general education and strengthening its practice-oriented character. A special role in this process belongs to mathematical education, as it ensures the development of analytical and engineering thinking, modeling skills, and digital design competencies. The aim of the study is to identify the role of mathematics as apedagogical tool for implementing the engineering professionalization of school students and to formulate the principles of engineering professionalization of school students through mathematics. The research methods included analysis of psychological, pedagogical, and methodological literature; examination of regulatory and legal documents; content analysis of scientific publications; comparative and analytical methods; modeling; and generalization of pedagogical experience. The results of the study made it possible to systematize the directions of engineering professionalization, to identify a contradiction between regulatory requirements and the methodological support of the process, and to determine patterns in its development. Based on the analysis, ten principles of engineering professionalization of school students through mathematics were formulated, reflecting the pedagogical and subject-methodological specificity of the phenomenon. Mathematical education is shown to be a system-forming factor of engineering professionalization, integrating cognitive, activity-based, and value-oriented aspects of preparing school students for engineering activity. The practical significance of the study lies in the possibility of applying the formulated principles in the design of engineering-mathematical class programs and specialized courses.

Dados da obra

Tipo

Artigo

Periódico

Вестник Самарского государственного технического университета. Серия: Психолого-педагогические науки, v. 23, n. 1, p. 48-63

Editora

Samara State Technical University

Ano

2026

Idioma

en

Palavras-chave

engineering professionalization of school students; mathematics education; engineering thinking; stem education; project-based learning; digitalization; mathematical modeling

Temas

Modelagem Matemática

DOI

10.17673/vsgtu-pps.2026.1.4

ISSN

1991-8569, 2712-892X

Acesso

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Fontes

DOAJ — Directory of Open Access Journals

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01/10/2026 · verificada em 03/10/2026