INTERACTIVE CLASSES DURING CHEMISTRY LESSONS IN DISTANCE LEARNING

Abstract

The article addresses the issues of organizing group learning in distance learning settings with the aim ofsubstantiating the features of organizing interactive classes as a type of educational classes and presenting examples oftheir content.The literature review demonstrated the use of short-term group work during online classes, which constrains thefull use of the didactic potential of group work.The article proposes a definition of an interactive class as a class in which students work in a small group onperforming oral and written tasks, checking them, and assessing collaborative activities. The structure of organizingeducational activities of small groups in interactive classes is presented. It combines the updating of previously acquiredknowledge and skills, their practical application in standard or modified situations during the collaborative performanceof educational tasks, reflection, and determination of the level of effectiveness of group learning for each participant andfor the group. The duration of the stages of interactive classes is justified.The methodological and informational-digital aspects of interactive classes are analyzed. The importance ofconsidering the psychological compatibility of small-group participants, the levels of their academic achievementssufficient for the effectiveness of the group, and the permanence of the composition throughout the academic year isemphasized. Examples and characteristics of online whiteboards that can be used to create a shared working space in adistance learning environment during the organization of interactive classes are provided. The requirements fordesigning teaching materials for interactive classes are described, and examples of interactive chemistry classes arepresented. It is demonstrated that group work in distance learning settings corresponds to the principles of interactivity,since it combines interpersonal interaction among students with the simultaneous use of digital tools for collaborativeactivity. The importance of organizing and conducting interactive classes for the development of іnformative andcommunicative competence, and subject-specific competence in chemistry in distance learning is highlighted.