Crossword puzzle as a form of student independent work in the study of anatomy in medical school

Zholdybaeva A.A., Iskakova L.A., Iskindirova A.M.

Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty

The central problem of higher education is the quality of training specialists, ready to solve unusual problems, prioritize, accept innovations and make the right decision. Leading role in the development of such skills is a technique and teaching, effective use of new teaching methods, modern computer technology, and the European experience of higher education.

The development of science, society, new technology is so fast that the new knowledge fairly quickly loses its relevance, out of date. Knowledge approach is narrow, because of a significant increase in information, with more and more problematic is the question of allocation of material to be studied, not to mention the possibility of its development and motivation of students. It is also necessary to remember that the feature of knowledge-education is the focus of its reproduction. In this regard, in the last decade been actively introducing innovative methods of using the new, progressive technologies.

 Innovative educational technology ¬ generate from the student the ability to navigate the non-standard conditions, to analyze problems, self ¬ drafting the times and implement management decisions. Today, many universities are using interactive methods such as the case -games, trainings, case studies, workshops, creative assignments, press conferences, testing, preparation of analytical reports, studies on the case, game studies, the research method of training, post tests, round tables, multimedia lectures and practical classes, e-books.

Among all this variety there is a simple but effective method - making thematic crosswords.

Crosswords (English - the intersection of words) - the most common game in the world with words. Crossword puzzles became popular in the early 20th century. To the title of the homeland crossword claim the UK, USA and South Africa. The first crossword puzzles in Russian writer Nabokov compiled and published in the appendix "Our World" to the newspaper "rudder" in February 1925 in Berlin.

The purpose of technology crossword puzzle - the development of the basic qualities of creativity as fluency, flexibility, and originality of the idea developed of ideas, active creative self-development, intellectual autonomy of students.

The result - activation of student's mental activity.
Technology is linked to the crossword design and gaming technology. And so it has similar ideas with them. This is - developing, activity, person-oriented, research, communicative, reflective approach. Like any other project, crossword focused on the individual student. And this is one of the most important requirements for project assignments.

Structural components of the puzzle technology:

educational and cognitive interest (motivation)

goal-setting

training activities

control and evaluation activities

reflection

motivation

Factors that stimulate students' interest in the implementation of a project assignment, the following:

the ego factor (possibility for students to talk about their plans),

fun factor

factor variability and diversity

problematic factor

novelty factor.

Goal setting - the knowledge and ability to plan their actions, set milestones, ability to build their future actions.

Thus, a crossword puzzle - a convenient form of enhancing students' thinking. In preparation for crossword student should carefully study the theoretical and practical material to treat not only for lectures and textbooks, but also to additional and background literature. In the course of this study and selection of material a student, no doubt, more deeply absorb the material already produced and acquires additional information, which gradually accumulates to form a higher level of knowledge. At the same time, non-standard form of assignment encourages unconventional approach to fulfill this task, therefore, is activated not only cognitive activity, but also the creativity of future specialists.
It is advisable to use a crossword puzzle as a form of independent student work.
In the course of development of the discipline "Human anatomy" of thematic crossword puzzles - easy and effective form of independent student work at the end of the study of semantic units "Musculoskeletal system", "Splanhnology" "Nervous System", "Angiology" and "Senses"

Experience in the use of such forms of work shows that most students informally suited to perform this task. You can identify the following advantages of using crossword puzzles as a form of independent student work:

1) the repetition of the material studied with access to a deeper level of study;

2) development of the students the basic concepts of discipline;

3) the expansion of active vocabulary;

4) the creative and research work on the conceptual apparatus of each anatomical education, practical skills of correct and precise formulation of questions and tasks, and as a result - the creation of a strong base of practically oriented knowledge and skills;

5) The creative attitude to the job, contributing to the development of creative thinking of students, the development of custom solutions;

6) increase in interest in the discipline, and indifferent to the results of their work.