Background. The article describes the methodology for determining the effectiveness of students’ use of modern software tools. When teaching computer science and information technology, it is important to conduct a comparative analysis of students’ skills in working with modern software tools and programming languages, in particular, Delphi. Delphi helps students gain a solid understanding of the principles of working with visual components. This stage, thanks to the study of the fundamental syntax of Object Pascal, prepares students for the subsequent transition to languages such as Python, Java or C#. In this article, the Delphi environment is considered as a tool for assessing the initial level of student training, as well as a link between students and global educational environments. Objective. The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of using the Delphi programming environment in teaching university students computer science and information technology. Study Participants. The empirical study involved 682 first- and second-year undergraduate students of full-time and part-time education aged 17 to 41 years. Methods. The following methods were used: pedagogical observation, conversation, interview, monitoring, comparative analysis, analytical review, comparison, experimental testing, questionnaires, question-and-answer method, modeling, testing, as well as mathematical and statistical analysis. Results. The results of pedagogical experiments showed that teaching students the Delphi programming environment gives a significant positive effect. The final stage of the experimental work showed that the efficiency of the obtained result was 11%. Conclusions. The results of the pedagogical experiment showed a significant positive impact on the training of students in the Delphi programming environment. It
was found that the use of modern information technologies in teaching computer
science and digital technologies increases the ability to master educational material.
The development of methodological materials aimed at improving the professional competence of teachers of the subject “Computer Science and Information
Technology” will also contribute to the preparation of future student programmers.
