DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL CONTENT IN THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF DISTANCE AND BLENDED LEARNING IN MATHEMATICS

This article deals with the use of digital educational content in mathematics teaching. The relevance of its use in distance and blended learning is important in a difficult epidemiological situation and in wartime, not only for the organisation of learning, but also for ensuring the quality of educational services. To this end, a questionnaire was developed and an online survey of 261 teachers from all regions of Ukraine was conducted. As a result of surveying teachers who teach mathematics in primary, basic, profiled schools, vocational and higher education, we found that 99.9% of them have experience in distance or blended learning, with 94.6% using digital educational content. In this regard, the question of which digital resources are the most popular among teachers, as well as at what level they use them - develop their own content or use ready-made content, is relevant. The article also explores teachers purposes for using digital content, their awareness, and their experience with such content. According to the analysis of teachers' responses, only 16.9% constantly create interactive assignments in various online services, and 70.9% do so occasionally. The results of the survey identified the most popular software packages for creating educational content; software for preparing presentations; tools for creating graphics and infographics; software for creating and editing videos; specialized mathematical packages and tools for studying mathematics; online services for test writing; services for creating interactive exercises, games, mental maps; online whiteboards; educational platforms. Teachers were also asked to assess their level of ICT-competence, and 68.2% of teachers in Ukraine considered it sufficient. At the same time, there is a trend towards the development of ICT competences through mastering new services, in particular, software for working with multimedia information, and for this purpose 79.2% of teachers need seminars, webinars and trainings.