STARTUP AS TOOL FOR DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ PROJECT–RESEARCH BASED ACTIVITIES

Abstract

The paper considers the importance of project-research based activity as an effective approach of teaching and learning. The aim of the study is to define the reason of poor project-research based activities of students and suggest the way out from this situation. The article also shows the development process of students’ project-research based activity by their participation in startup projects. The stages of startup projects realization have been analyzed. The diagnostic survey shows that the majority of students does not know the basis of project and research making. But many of them want to participate in startup projects competitions. Supporting motivation is the other discovered problem. As a result of the study the interface of mobile application has been represented for developing students’ project and research-based activity. For creating it the Design-Thinking method was used. And the necessity of integrating startup projects into educational process has been founded.