Methodology of forming spatial thinking in the process of teaching engineering graphics in the context of digital transformation of education

the article is devoted to the study of the effectiveness of the integrative methodology for developing spatial thinking in students of technical specialties in the context of digital transformation of education. The relevance of the study is due to the need to improve the training of future engineers in the era of active introduction of digital technologies into the educational process and the need to develop spatial thinking as a basic competence of technical specialists. The novelty lies in the development and experimental testing of a methodology based on the integration of traditional methods of teaching engineering graphics with modern digital technologies, including computer-aided design systems, three-dimensional modeling programs and interactive educational tools. The experimental study was conducted with the participation of first-year students of technical specialties. For diagnostics, a set of standardized methods was used, including the Bennett test, the "Kosa Cubes" technique and specially developed tasks on engineering graphics. Conclusions: the results demonstrate statistically significant differences between the groups. In the experimental group, the increase in spatial thinking indicators was 62.3%, which is more than twice the results of the control group (25.4%). The practical significance lies in the possibility of using the developed methodology to modernize the educational and methodological support of graphic disciplines in technical universities.

spatial thinking, engineering graphics, digital technologies, CAD systems, three-dimensional modeling, technical education, integrative methodology, educational technologies