Electronic Innovation Portfolio as a Tool for Measuring the Level of Formation Higher Education Students’ Innovation Competence

Abstract

Abstract. The article examines various aspects of innovation competence among higher education students. A review is conducted of key national and institutional documents related to the topic, including laws, codes, regulations, official letters, and methodological recommendations. Based on publications by domestic and foreign scholars, their perspectives on the relevance and essence of developing students’ innovation competence are identified. It allowed us to conclude that this issue is both timely and worthy of further investigation. A review of academic articles from the last five years reveals that the problem of measuring the level of innovation competence development remains insufficiently studied, which negatively impacts the formation of this competence at all levels of higher education. The study aims to substantiate the structure and content of a self-assessment tool for measuring the level of innovation competence in education, specifically in the field of foreign language and culture teaching, as an electronic innovation portfolio. The choice of the tool is based on theoretical foundations specified by the authors (namely, the structure and content of innovation competence). The following research methods were employed: analysis and synthesis of current data on the development of innovation competence in Ukraine and abroad; oral surveys of higher education students to explore their views on the implementation of innovations in the educational process; generalization of opinions gathered from bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD students; scientific observation of the process of preparing and evaluating students’ qualification papers for their level of innovation; and comparative analysis of types of innovations presented in students’ academic publications. The results of the study are: introduction of the term ‘electronic innovation portfolio’ into academic discourse (defined as a set of electronic documents that allow students to identify and reflect on their achievements and experience in acquiring innovation competence); description of the portfolio’s structure and content; development of the scale and criteria for self-assessing the level of innovation competence in the field of foreign language and culture acquisition. The conclusions state that the electronic innovation portfolio is an effective tool for monitoring and measuring the level of formation learners’ innovation competence in the field of foreign language and culture acquisition. It is recommended for implementation in the educational process.