Use of AR/VR Technologies in the Development of Future Specialists' Stress Resistance: Experience of STEAM Laboratory and Laboratory of Psychophysiological Research Cooperation
The scientific article deals with the analysis of peculiarities of the use of innovative AR/VR technologies in the process of developing future specialists' stress resistance. Based on the analysis of the introduction of AR/VR technologies in the context of the implementation of a competency based approach to higher education; modern studies on the impact of augmented reality on the emotional states and physiological features of a person in a stressful situation, the experience of cooperation of students and teachers at the Laboratory of Psychophysiological Research and STEAM Laboratory has been described. Within the framework of the corresponding concept of cooperation, an integrative approach to the process of personality's stress resistance development has been designed and implemented. It is based on the complex combination of traditional psycho diagnostic and training technologies with innovative AR/VR technologies. According to the results it has been revealed that the implementation of a psycho correction program with elements of AR technologies has promoted an increase of the level of personality's emotional stability and stress resistance. The level of future specialists' situational and personal anxiety has decreased; the level of insecurity, inferiority, anxiety about work, sensitivity to failures has also decreased; the level of flexibility of thinking and behavior, ability to switch from one type of activity to another one has increased; general level of personality's adaptive abilities has also increased. The perspectives of further research include the analysis of the impact of AR/VR technologies on the future professionals' psychological characteristics in order to optimize the process of implementing a learner centered approach into the system of higher education.
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