Student olympiad in psychology «PsyOlymp»: design and implementation experience

  • Aliaksandr S. Saladukha Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Galina A. Fofanova Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Yuliya S. Smirnova Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Abstract

The article discusses the methodology for organising the student olympiad in psychology «PsyOlymp». The general methodological principles underlying the olympiad are outlined – the principles of openness, gamification, historicism, scientificity, heuristics. A description of the general logic of the conduct and content structure of the first and second stages of the olympiad is provided. The psychological characteristics of the tasks implemented with the help of olympiad tasks are given.

Author Biographies

Aliaksandr S. Saladukha, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (psychology), docent; associate professor at the department of social and organisational psychology, faculty of philosophy and social sciences

 

Galina A. Fofanova, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (psychology), docent; associate professor at the department of social and organisational psychology, faculty of philosophy and social sciences

 

Yuliya S. Smirnova, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (psychology), docent; associate professor at the department of social and organisational psychology, faculty of philosophy and social sciences



 

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Published
2023-12-26
Keywords: disciplinary student olympiad, psychology, principle of openness, principle of gamification, principle of historicism, principle of scientificity, principle of heuristics, nomination
Issue
No 2 (2023): University Pedagogical Journal
Section
Methodics and Modern Educational Technologies