Gulzhaina K. Kassymova, Binational Students from Abai KNPU Kazakhstan and UNY Postgraduate Students Complete Their Studies Student of Binational Ph.D program between Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University (Kazakhstan) and Yogyakarta State University for the period 2017-2020 successfully defended his dissertation entitled "Formation of Students' Cognitive Competence Based on the E-learning System". Dr Nicole Flindt from Heidelberg University Graduate School, who was the international reviewer of her dissertation, argued "A lot of the results she got were related to 'cognitive competence' and learning. She found that 'e-learning should be challenging' and 'PBL techniques are just as important as autonomous learning'.

These results, very well explained by educational scientists around the world, says Flindt. “One of the exciting prospects for research refers to how universities should implement e-learning: Many universities around the world have made e-learning a strategic tool in improving teaching, from digitizing textbooks and texts to creating learning platforms and interactive multimedia programs. with students and teachers, ”added Gulzhaina. Thus, the e-learning system serves as a planning and coordination tool for effective and efficient use of learning at universities. Gulzhaina points out that to achieve positive results in the development of students 'cognitive competencies, teachers should not only use e-learning as an inexpensive and simple teaching tool that makes it possible to reduce learning efforts, but must also be persuaded to use their didactic abilities in students' cognitive development. ability. This is most easily achieved when teachers themselves understand that they, like students, have cognitive competence and are learning, not just teaching others.

E-learning is considered not only as a tool and other learning format, along with other formats and tools but also as a productive and effective learning tool in the overall brain development and cognitive activity of students, Gulzhaina said. This Online Dissertation Exam was chaired by the Director of PPs UNY, Prof. Dr. Suyanta, M.Si, supervised by Prof. Dr. Ospan S. Sangilbayev (Abai KNPU Kazakhstan), Prof. Dr. Aigerim N. Kosherbayeva (Abai KNPU Kazakhstan), and Prof. Dr. Moch. Bruri Triyono, M.Pd. International reviewer by Dr. Nicole Flindt from Heidelberg University Germany, Dr. Arpentieva Mariam Ravilievna from the Socio-Economic Faculty, Omsk Humanitarian Academy, Russia, with Prof. Dr. Kulsariyeva Aktolkyn Turlukhankyzy from Abai KNPU Kazakhstan, Prof. Pardjono, Ph.D. from UNY and Prof. Dr. Putu Sudira. (gul / ant)

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