which  would  allow  us  to  consider  these 
definitions  as  universal.  Thus,  according  to 
Vincent-Lancrin  (2022),  ICT  competences  are 
among the leading key competences and can be 
singled out as a separate group of competencies 
requiring  targeted  formation  in  the  process  of 
students' mastering different disciplines. 
 
 According  to  Järvis,  Tambovceva  &  Virovere 
(2021),  information  and  communication 
competence refers to a set of knowledge, skills, 
and abilities that are acquired through learning 
and  self-education  in  computer  science  and 
information  technology.  This  competence 
encompasses  the  ability  to  effectively  use 
information  technology  in  performing 
professional  tasks,  including  tasks  related  to 
information management, analysis, and transfer. 
Additionally,  this  competence  includes  the 
ability  to  model  and  design  one's  own 
professional activities, as well as the activities of 
a team, using modern ICT tools. This proficiency 
in  modern ICT enables individuals  to  navigate 
the  organizational  environment  effectively  and 
enhances  labor  productivity.  These  definitions 
underscore  the  importance  of  developing  ICT 
and  digital  competencies  among  students  to 
prepare  them  for  their  future  professional 
pursuits, as noted by Abdurahimovna (2020). In 
general, ICT competence, as noted in Wojciech, 
Sobczyk,  Waldemar  &  Pochopień,  (2022) 
understand the ability to collect, assess, transfer, 
search,  analyze  information,  model  processes, 
objects  through  the  use  of  the  capabilities  of 
communication and information technology. 
 
Recently, the term “smart education” has become 
popular.  According  to  Kopotun,  Durdynets, 
Teremtsova, Markina & Prisnyakova (2020), it 
explains the new development strategy, the main 
feature of which is the maximum availability of 
knowledge.  The  new  motivation  to  acquire 
knowledge is created through the active use of 
materials placed in open educational resources. 
Accordingly,  this knowledge,  in turn, becomes 
available to more and more people. 
 
As Schomakers, Lidynia & Ziefle (2022) point 
out,  smart  education  is  flexible  learning  in  an 
interactive  educational  environment  through 
freely available content from around the world. 
 
Methodology 
 
Numerous  systems  exist  for  evaluating  the 
impact  of  digital  technology  on  the  learning 
process. However, many of these systems solely 
focus on assessing the knowledge and activities 
that  comprise  professional  competence. 
Therefore,  relying  solely  on  exam  scores  and 
ratings  does  not  provide  a  comprehensive 
evaluation  of  the  level  of  digital  competence 
achieved  -  the  primary  goal  of  integrating 
information  and  communication  technology 
(ICT) into education. 
 
To address this issue, monitoring the formation 
of digital competence can be achieved through 
various  components  of  a  methodological 
complex.  These  components  may  include  a 
cyclogram  for  monitoring  a  discipline  or 
professional  module,  a  summary  sheet  for 
monitoring a discipline or professional module, 
and  a  set  of  measuring  and  control  materials. 
Assessing  the  level  of  digital  competence 
formation is based on levels of expression, which 
are determined by activity criteria. The criterion 
for  the  basic  level  is  the  ability  to  perform 
reproductive  activities  based  on  a  given 
algorithm,  which  involves  understanding  and 
reproducing professional actions. 
 
The  study  of  information-communicative  and 
digital  technologies  was  carried  out  in  several 
stages.  
 
1. The  first  stage  (2021):  development  of 
indicators  of  digital  and  information-
communication  competence  of  students  as 
indicators  of  the  effectiveness  of  digital 
technology  application  during  training; 
development  of  generalized  characteristics 
of levels of formation of each competence 
component;  selection  and  development  of 
diagnostic  tools  to  assess  the  degree  and 
dynamics  of  development  of  levels  of 
formation of digital competence.  
2. In 2022, the second stage of the study was 
carried  out, which involved examining  the 
initial  level  of  students'  digital 
competencies. The experiment was designed 
to  determine  the  effectiveness  of  the 
educational  interventions  on  digital 
competency  formation.  To  assess  the 
formation  of  the  digital  component,  a  test 
was  administered  at  the  end  of  the 
experiment  containing  16  closed-type 
questions, with four questions for each of the 
four competencies of the block. Each correct 
answer  was  given  one  point,  and  the 
maximum score for the test was 16 points, 
four for each competence. Additionally, the 
activity component was assessed by a panel 
of 25 experts, all of whom were teachers at 
the Department of Cultural Studies at Taras 
Shevchenko National University.