Synonyms of the term electronic didactic tools that exist in pedagogical literature and used in this section:
– electronic teaching aids;
– electronic materials for educational purposes;
– electronic publications;
– software tools for educational purposes;
– software tools for educational purposes;
– software and pedagogical tools and others.
Electronic didactic tools are a complex product, which Electronic didactic tools (didactic aids) are a complex product that integrates modern technology, content on the subject area and teaching methods, the design and artistic qualities are integrated into the educational process. Electronic didactic tools include information in all forms known today: text, speech, music, photos, videos, graphics animation, as well as combined interactive components of virtual reality.
Therefore the transition from examination of the textbook to examination of the electronic publication is compared with an exit from a plane to the multidimensional space. But along with the growing educational opportunities of such tools, there are growing difficulties in determining the quality criteria and technologies for their evaluation.
In the country there are many firms engaged in the development of there are quite a few firms in the country that develop software for education, but there are even more educational institutions that are doing it on their own. Nevertheless, there are not enough quality products among all the available variety. This can be explained by the fact that neither in Russia nor abroad a coherent and sufficiently effective system of quality assessment has been created.