SELECTION AND USE OF INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS TO ENHANCE STUDENTS' SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SKILLS IN PRACTICAL OPTICS CLASSES IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

This study examines the selection and use of interactive software applications to enhance the scientific research skills of Physics students in practical Optics classes at higher education institutions. Scientific research in the field of optics is aimed at developing new technologies, expanding existing knowledge, and improving current systems. Scientific inquiry plays an essential role both in scientific and technological progress and in the educational process. The paper explains that the integration of selected optics-related materials into the higher education curriculum through interactive pedagogical technologies should be based on specific pedagogical principles and regularities.