The role of simulation technologies in the educational process to ensure technological safety at work

Abstract

This article is devoted to the study of the role of simulation technologies in the educational process to ensure technological safety at work. The relevance of the topic is due to the need to improve the effectiveness of training specialists in the field of occupational safety and industrial safety in conditions of dynamically changing technological processes. The purpose of the work is to identify the didactic potential and determine the optimal strategies for the introduction of simulation technologies into the practice of teaching technological safety. Tasks: 1) to systematize the world experience of using simulators in educational programs on occupational safety; 2) to experimentally test the author's model of simulation training on the basis of an industry training center; 3) to develop methodological recommendations for the design and implementation of simulation courses. The research methodology is complex, combining theoretical analysis, pedagogical modeling, experimental work and statistical processing of empirical data. The quantitative component is represented by a quasi-experimental plan with pre- and post-test measurements, the qualitative component is implemented through a series of focused interviews and analysis of educational products. As a result of the study, it was found that: 1) competent pedagogical implementation of simulation technologies improves the quality of technological safety training by 25-30%; 2) the effectiveness of simulation training critically depends on the realism of educational scenarios and the level of interactivity of the simulator; 3) the presented author's model can serve as a conceptual basis for scaling simulation technologies in the practice of engineering education. The discussion section of the article emphasizes the importance of the results obtained for the development of practice-oriented didactics of the higher technical school and the improvement of the occupational safety management system at enterprises. The prospects for further development of issues at the intersection of pedagogy, engineering psychology and IT design of educational environments are outlined.