Electronic educational resources as a means of students’ information competence development in Geography at a modern school

The paper discusses the relevance of the use of electronic educational resources (EER) in educational activities as a means of students’ information competence development. A variety of electronic educational resources, widely represented in the modern educational space, are actively used at Geography lessons and contribute to the development of students’ ability to work competently with information: to search for it in various sources; apply computer technology and use information devices to solve educational problems; independently select and analyze data; establish causal relationships; present information in a structured form using maps, presentations, virtual objects, tables, diagrams, etc. In order to study various aspects of the use of EER, a questionnaire survey was launched for Geography teachers at secondary schools in the south of the Tyumen Region. The paper contains a number of conclusions based on the analysis of the study results. Teachers note significant experience and high activity in the use of EER due to both the implementation of projects digitizing the educational environment and a change in the education format because of the pandemic. For solving various educational problems preference is given to electronic educational platforms, electronic textbooks and teaching aids, as well as Internet resources for preparing for the Basic State Exam and the Unified State Exam. Electronic educational resources have become an integral component of the educational process, significantly expanding educational opportunities for students’ skills and abilities development when they work with information.