Teaching staff

Professor, Head of the educational programme “Pedagogy of Preschool Education and Training”.

Name of the Higher Education Institution, Year of Graduation:

• S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University, Faculty of Philology, Diploma with Honours, speciality “Teacher of Russian Language and Literature in Schools with a Non-Russian Language of Instruction”, 2003.
• Pavlodar State Pedagogical Institute, speciality 5B050300 “Psychology”, Diploma with Honours, 2012.
• Pavlodar Pedagogical Institute, speciality 5B011900 “Foreign Language: Two Foreign Languages – English Language”, 2015.

Total Work Experience, Including Academic and Research Experience:

Total work experience – 22 years, including academic and research experience – 22 years.

Topic of the Research Dissertation:

Functioning of the Linguocultural Unit in the Consciousness of Bilinguals Proficient in the Russian Language: A Theoretical and Methodological Study.

Research Areas:

• Linguoculturology, cognitive linguistics, intercultural communication, preschool pedagogy, methodology for developing speech in preschool children.

Courses Taught:

• Theory and Methodology of Speech Development in Preschool Children;
• Preschool Education Abroad;
• Design of the Educational Process at Higher Education Institutions.

Awards, State Prizes, and Named Scholarships:

• Certificates of Appreciation from the Rector;
• Certificate of Appreciation from the Akimat of Pavlodar.

Educational Publications:

1. Professional Russian Language for Students of Non-Linguistic Specialities: teaching and methodological manual. – Pavlodar, 2020.

Scientific Publications:

• Author of approximately 30 scientific and methodological articles.

 

 

Articles in International Peer-Reviewed Scientific Journals (Scopus, Web of Science):

1. Ethnopolitical, Socio-Demographic, and Linguistic Landscape of Indigenous Peoples in The Tyumen Region of the Russian Federation: A Case Study of the Siberian Tatars// Eurasian Journal of Applied Lingvuistics,11(2) 2025192-204

https://ejal.info/menuscript/index.php/ejal/article/view/1075/398

2. Methodology of implementation of the project-based approach to the Russian language learning

Articles in Publications Recommended by the Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan:

1. Лингвокультурема «дала» в контексте казахской идентичности// Вестник Кокшетауского университета №4/2024. Филологическая серия DOI: https://doi.org/10.59102/kufil/2024/iss4pp168-181
2. Фразеология как средство формирования культурной идентичности обучающихся в полиэтнической аудитории// Вестник Торайгыров Университета. Педагогическая серия №1 (2025). С.309-324.

https://vestnik-pedagogic.tou.edu.kz/storage/journals/369.pdf

https://doi.org/10.48081/OOJN5965

3. Культурные стереотипы и предрассудки как препятствие для диалога культур// Вестник Кокшетауского университета. Филологическая серия №2/2025. С.36-51.

https://doi.org/10.59102/kufil/2025/iss2pp36-50

4. Лингвокультурема как микроконцепт: границы понятий и их пересечение// Известия КазУМО и МЯ им. Абылай хана серия «Филологиеские науки» №3 (78) 2025. С.62-82

https://bulletinphilology.ablaikhan.kz/index.php/j1/article/view/1836

5. Метафорика «малого» в этнокультурных моделях восприятия мира (на материале русского и казахского языков)// Вестник Кокшетауского университета. Филологическая серия №1/2026. С.22-38.

https://vestnik.kgu.kz/index.php/kufil/article/view/813/453

6. Нативная реклама как скрытый инструмент медиаманипуляций// Вестник Торайгыров Университета. Филологическая серия №1(2026) С121-137.

https://vestnik-philological.tou.edu.kz/storage/journals/131.pdf

Professional Development:

• “Shaping the Future of Learning: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Education”, 10.09.2024–20.09.2024, 72 hours.
• “Research Methods”, 22.09.2025–06.10.2025, 72 hours.
• “Methods for Assessing Learning Outcomes”, 07.10.2024–18.10.2024, 80 hours.
• “Inclusive Education in Higher Education Institutions”, 17.02.2025–28.02.2025, 72 hours.
• “Modern Approaches to Teaching Students in an International Educational Environment: From Traditional Models to PBL and PHBL Practices”, 16.06.2025–25.06.2025, 72 hours.

Academic Degree, Position:
Master of Pedagogical Sciences, Senior Lecturer

Education:
Pavlodar Pedagogical Institute, Bachelor’s degree in Preschool Education and Training, 2016.
Innovative Eurasian University, Master’s degree in Pedagogy and Psychology, 2018.

Work Experience:
Total work experience — 9 years
Academic and pedagogical experience — 7 years

Research Thesis Topic:
Psychological and Pedagogical Conditions for Teaching Fiction to Children Aged 4–5.

Research Interests:
Pedagogy, preschool education, psychological and pedagogical development of preschool children.

Courses Taught:
Preschool Pedagogy
Preschool Psychology
Inclusive Preschool Education

Awards, State Prizes, Named Scholarships:
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Scientific Publications:

1. Development of Preschool Children’s Language Skills through Fiction, 2022.
2. Effectiveness of Conducting Experimental Work in the Process of Introducing Preschool Children to Nature // Pedagogical Bulletin of Kazakhstan, No. 3, 2022, pp. 4–21.
3. Communicative Technology of Language Teaching as One of the Modern Pedagogical Technologies in Education // VIII International Science Conference “Impact of Modernity on Science and Practice”, April 6–7, 2022.
4. Effectiveness of Conducting Experimental Work in the Process of Introducing Preschool Children to Nature, 2023.

Participation in International Scientific Conferences:
IX International Scientific Conference “Integration of Scientific Bases into Practice”, April 13–14, 2021 — Madrid, Spain / Osaka, Japan.

Professional Development:
Educational Leadership, Nazarbayev University — 120 hours, Astana (June 15 – July 15, 2022).
Shaping the Future of Learning: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Education.
Inclusive Education Model — 72 hours, University of Athens (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), Greece, SAVVY BUSINESS.
Methods for Assessing Students’ Academic Achievements: From Knowledge Assessment to Learning Outcomes Assessment.

Name of Higher Education Institution and Year of Graduation:

• Higher Professional Education: Pavlodar State Pedagogical University, majoring in “Preschool Education and Training”, 2020.
• Postgraduate Education – Master’s Degree: defended a thesis for the degree of Master of Pedagogical Sciences at Pavlodar Pedagogical University, 2026.

Total Work Experience, Including Academic and Research Experience:

• Total work experience – 4 years; academic and research experience – 1 year.

Research Dissertation Topic:
Pedagogical Conditions for the Implementation of Innovative Methods for Developing Preschoolers’ Thinking in Play Activities

Research Areas:

• Students’ research activities.

Courses Taught:

• Home Education and Family Upbringing of Preschool Children (IP)
• Project Activities in a Preschool Organisation
• Family Upbringing and Work with Parents
• Digitalisation of Childhood with the Fundamentals of Cybersecurity for Preschool Children
• Management in Preschool Education
• Sensory Education in Early Childhood
• Monitoring in a Preschool Organisation
• Fundamentals of Developing Social and Emotional Skills
• Monitoring and Assessment of the Quality of Preschool Education

Awards, State Prizes, Named Scholarships: –

Educational Publications: –

Research Publications: 3 research publications.

Articles in Publications Recommended by the Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan: –

Pedagogical Bulletin of Kazakhstan: –

 

Professional Development:

• “Tutoring Support in Education”, 24 September 2024 – 7 October 2024, Pavlodar Pedagogical University, 72 hours.
• “Teacher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Lesson Study, Clinical Approaches and Professional Communities as an Ecosystem for AI Implementation”, 24 November 2025 – 5 December 2025, ICET, Czech Republic, 72 hours.
• “Innovative Strategies and Tools for Developing the Professional Activities of the Modern Teacher”, 8–19 December 2025, JSC “National Centre for Professional Development ‘Orleu’”, 80 hours.

Name of HEI and Year of Graduation:

• Higher professional education: Pavlodar State Pedagogical University, specialty "Preschool education and upbringing", 2019.
• Postgraduate Master's degree: defense of a dissertation for the degree of Master of Pedagogical Sciences at PSPU, 2021.

Total Work Experience, including Scientific and Pedagogical Experience: 

Total Work Experience - 4 years

Scientific and pedagogical work experience - 2 years

Title of a Scientific Dissertation:  Scientific theoretical foundations of the use of research projects in preschool education

Field of Research: Research Work of Students.

Disciplines:

• Preschool pedagogy
• Family education and work with parents
• M. Montessori's didactic system

Scientific Publications: over 5  publications.

Further Training:

• Basic principles of functional-schematic thinking, 2020
•  "There is a contact: how to increase student engagement", 2022

• Modern approaches and organizations of the educational process of preschool education, 2022
•  "Methodology of applied research", 2022

Name and Year of Graduation from the Higher Education Institution:

Pavlodar Pedagogical Institute,
1983.

Total Work Experience, Including Academic and Teaching Experience:

40 years, including 24 years of academic and teaching experience.

Topic of Candidate’s Dissertation:

Regional Functioning of the State Language (Based on the Example of the Pavlodar Irtysh Region).

Field of Research:

General Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Cognitive Linguistics, Issues of the Development of Multilingualism.

Courses Taught:

Fundamentals of Literacy Instruction;

Children’s Literature with a Practical Course in Expressive Reading;

Theory and Methodology of Speech Development in Preschool Children;

Development of Preschoolers’ Communicative Competencies;

Methods of Teaching the Kazakh Language to Preschool Children.

Awards, State Prizes, and Named Scholarships:

1. Medal “Honorary Worker of Education of the Republic”
2. Medal “Akhmet Baitursynuly”

Textbooks and Teaching Aids:

3 teaching aids.

Scientific Publications:

4 monographs, 75 articles.

Professional Development:

Certificates from the University of Lisbon ISEL, the National Center for Professional Development “Өрлеу”, Nazarbayev University, and others.

Kazakh State Women's Pedagogical Institute, 1987. Pedagogy and Psychology

Total Work Experience, Including Academic and Teaching Experience:

Total work experience – 46 years, including 32 years of academic and teaching experience.

Dissertation Topic: “Formation of Professional Self-Determination of Future Teachers in the Educational Process at a Higher Education Institution.” Specialty 13.00.08 – Theory and Methodology of Vocational Education.

Field of Research: Problems of pedagogy and psychology in higher education, professional training of future teachers, issues of professional self-determination at school and university, contemporary issues of preschool pedagogy and psychology.

Courses Taught:

• Current Issues in the Theory and Practice of Modern Pedagogy and Psychology;
• Key Competencies of the 21st Century;
• Methodology of Experimental Work in Pedagogical Research.

Awards, State Prizes, and Named Scholarships:

• “Білім беру ісінің құрметті қызметкері” Medal, “Best University Teacher 2015” Medal, Certificate of Honor of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2017), Certificate of Honor of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (2022), Certificates of Honor from the regional maslikhat and regional akims, jubilee medals of the university, letters of appreciation.

Educational Publications:

1. Electronic teaching aid “Психология салалары: дәрістер жинағы.” (2018)
2. Electronic teaching aid “Психология тарихы:дәрістер жинағы” (2018)
3. Textbook “Настольная книга детского психолога” (2022)
4. Teaching aid “Қазіргі педагогикалық-психологиялық оқыту технологиялары” (2022)
5. Teaching aid “Мектепке дейінгі білім берудегі қазіргі авторлық педагогикалық жүйелер мен бағдарламалар” (2024)

Scientific Publications:

Hirsch Index – 2. Author of more than 103 scientific publications, including publications in scientific journals indexed in the Scopus database, 3 monographs, and 3 patents.

Professional Development:

• “Coaching as an Innovative Form of Education.” Association “Society for Academic Activity” (Serbia), Belgrade, 2021.
• Development of Teachers’ Digital Competencies. (2022) PPU named after Ә. Марғұлан
• Cognitive-Communicative Technology of Bilingual Teaching of Natural Science Disciplines, Academy named after Ы. Алтынсарин. (2022), Astana
• Keys to Child Upbringing. Practical Diagnostics from 0 to 18 Years (2023), SKLAD Online Platform
• Use of Innovative Technologies in the Process of Inclusive Education. (2023) PPU named after Ә. Марғұлан
• “Courses on Scaling Finnish Educational Programs” (2024), HAMK, Nazarbayev University, (Astana)
• Artificial Intelligence (2024), PPU named after Ә. Марғұлан
• Shaping the Future of Learning. The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Education (2024), PPU named after Ә. Марғұлан
• Methods for Assessing Students’ Learning Achievements: From Assessing Knowledge to Assessing Learning Outcomes (2024), PPU named after Ә. Марғұлан
• COURSE Online – Basic Financial Literacy Course (2025)
• Margulantanу (2025), PPU named after Ә. Марғұлан
• “Inclusive Education in Higher Education Institutions.” Center for Continuing Education of the NJSC “Pavlodar Pedagogical University named after Alkey Margulan”

Internship

• Training on the topic “Educational Psychology” organized by the Eurasian Union of Academic and International Cooperation (EURASS) in Prague, Czech Republic.
• “Bullying-Free Educational Environment: International Approaches to Preventing Bullying.” International Academy of Environmental, Engineering and Pedagogical Sciences. Astana (2023).

Master of Pedagogical Sciences, Senior Lecturer

Higher Education and Graduation Year:

• Professional Higher Education: Pavlodar State Pedagogical University, specialty “Preschool Education and Training,” 2020.
• Postgraduate (Master’s degree): defended a dissertation for the degree of Master of Pedagogical Sciences at PSPU, 2022.

Total Work Experience, including Scientific and Pedagogical:

• Total work experience – 4 years; scientific-pedagogical experience – 4 years.

Dissertation Topic:
Pedagogical conditions for the development of cognitive activity in senior preschool children.

Research Area:

• Student scientific-research work.

Courses Taught:

• Methods of working in the educational area “Creativity”
• Methods of teaching natural sciences and basics of ecology
• Inclusive education in preschool organizations
• Development and upbringing of early-age children

Awards, State Prizes, Named Scholarships: – None

Academic Publications:

Scientific Publications: More than 15 scientific publications;

Articles in journals recommended by KOKSON MNVO RK:

1. Zholdas Sh. Zh., Koshkimbayeva R. Kh., Bekisheva А. А., Yelmuratova B. Zh., Kaliyeva A. B. Effectiveness of Duolingo in Foreign Language Learning. Vestnik Toraygirov University, Pedagogical Series, 2024, No. 3. Link
2. Matayev, B., Temirzhanova, A., Bekisheva, A., & Zhigitbekova, B. Modernization of Education for the Development of the Potential of the Child’s Personality and Education in the Conditions of New Kazakhstan. Bulletin of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University. Pedagogy. Psychology. Sociology Series, 148(3), 10–25, 2024. Link
3. Matayev, B.A., Temirzhanova, A.Zh., Bekisheva, A.A., O.F. Sonmez. Emotional Intelligence: A Key Aspect in the Development of Preschool Children. Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Bulletin, Psychology and Sociology Series, No. 2, 2025.

Pedagogical Bulletin of Kazakhstan:

• A.A. Bekisheva, A.Zh. Temirzhanova, R.H. Koshkimbaeva. The Development of Dialogic Speech in Preschoolers in the Process of Integrating Games. Pedagogical Bulletin of Kazakhstan, No. 4, 2023. Link

Professional Development:

• Modern Approaches to the Organization of the Educational Process in Preschool Education, 31.01–13.02.2023, Pavlodar, 72 hours
• The Development of Professional Teachers in Changing Context, 72 hours, Professor Chan Catherine K.K.
• Teacher Activities within the Framework of the Model for the Development of Preschool Education and Training, 28.11–11.12.2023, 72 hours
• Use of Innovative Educational Technologies in the Process of Inclusive Education, DScof “Angel Kanchev” University of Ruse, Bulgaria, 08.11–28.11.2023, 84 hours
• Shaping the Future of Learning: The Role of AI in Education, PhD, Associate Professor, Director of Science and Technology, Quaid-i-Azam University (Pakistan), 10.09–20.09.2024

Academic Degree, Position: Master of Pedagogical Sciences, Senior Lecturer

 

Higher Education (Institution and Year of Graduation):

• Higher Education: Pavlodar State Pedagogical University, specialty Preschool Education and Training, 2020.
• Postgraduate Education (Master’s Degree): Defense of a Master’s thesis for the academic degree of Master of Pedagogical Sciences at Pavlodar Pedagogical University, 2022.

 

Total Work Experience, including Academic and Teaching Experience:

• Total work experience – 6 years; academic and teaching experience – 5 years.

 

Title of the Scientific Dissertation:
Development of Dialogic Speech in Senior Preschool Children through the Integration of Traditional and Computer Games

 

Research Interests:

• Students’ research activities.

 

Courses Taught:

• Management in Preschool Education
• Sensory Education of Young Children
• Theory and Methodology of Educational Work
• Fundamentals of Mathematics
• Formation of Basic Mathematical Concepts
• Documentation Support for Methodological Work
• Digitalization of Early Childhood Education and Fundamentals of Cybersecurity for Preschool Children
• Home Education and Family Upbringing of Preschool Children

 

Awards, State Prizes, Named Scholarships:

Educational Publications:

 

Scientific Publications:

• More than 15 scientific publications.

Articles in Journals Recommended by the Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan:

1. Matayev, B., Temirzhanova, A., Bekisheva, A., & Zhigitbekova, B. (2024). Modernization of education for the development of the potential of the child’s personality and education in the conditions of New Kazakhstan. Bulletin of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University. Pedagogy. Psychology. Sociology Series, 148(3), 10–25.
2. Matayev, B.A., Temirzhanova, A.Zh., Bekisheva, A.A., Sonmez, O.F. (2025). Emotional intelligence: a key aspect in the development of preschool children. Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Bulletin. Psychology and Sociology Series, No. 2.

 

Pedagogical Bulletin of Kazakhstan:

1. Bekisheva, A.A., Temirzhanova, A.Zh., Koshkimbaeva, R.H. (2023). The development of dialogic speech in preschoolers through the integration of games. Pedagogical Bulletin of Kazakhstan, No. 4.
   Non-profit Joint Stock Company “Alkey Margulan Pavlodar Pedagogical University”, Pavlodar.

 

Professional Development / Advanced Training:

• Modern Approaches to Organizing the Educational Process in Preschool Education, January 31 – February 13, 2023, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan, 72 hours.
• The Development of Professional Teachers in Changing Context, Professor Chan Catherine K.K., 72 hours.
• Activities of Preschool Education Teachers within the Implementation of the Model for the Development of Preschool Education and Training, November 28 – December 11, 2023, 72 hours.
• Use of Innovative Educational Technologies in Inclusive Education, Angel Kanchev University of Ruse, Bulgaria, November 8 – November 28, 2023, 84 hours.
• Shaping the Future of Learning: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Education, PhD, Associate Professor, Director of Science and Technology, Quaid-i-Azam University (Pakistan), September 10 – September 20, 2024.