VIRTUAL LABORATORIES IN BIOLOGY AS A MEANS OF FORMING STUDENTS' DIGITAL COMPETENCE

Abstract

The article provides a brief analysis of publications covering the issues of the influence of virtual laboratories on forming students' digital competence. It is shown that the virtual information and educational laboratory is used as an effective teaching tool, provides freedom of the trajectory and educational material choice by the student, contains a large amount of visualization, texts, audio and video information, but cannot replace the teacher, cannot replace a good teaching textbook, acting as an additional element in the study of subjects at school. The introduction of information technology in a modern lesson improves the quality of students' knowledge, contributes to the emergence of interest in the subject, and increases information competence. This competence is aimed at developing the skills of the student's activity in independent search, analysis and preservation of information contained in academic subjects and educational areas, as well as in the surrounding world