IJIET 2026 Vol.16(3): 728-738
doi: 10.18178/ijiet.2026.16.3.2545
doi: 10.18178/ijiet.2026.16.3.2545
The Effectiveness of Using Digital Technologies to Optimize the Study of Law for Students of Technical Specialties
Botagoz Bermukhambetova1,*, Kristina Vozniakovska2, Maral Yessekeshova3, Nursaule Tastanbekova3,
and Aliya Kosshygulova4
1. Department of Economics, Management and Marketing, Faculty of Business and Digital Technologies, NCJSC “S. Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical Research University”, Astana, Kazakhstan
2. Department of Civil, Commercial Law and Other Private Law Disciplines, Сhernivtsi Educational and Scientific Law Institute of the National University Odesa Law Academy, Odesa, Ukraine
3. Department of Vocational Education, Faculty of Computer Systems and Vocational Trai, NCJSC “S. Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical Research University”, Astana, Kazakhstan
4. Department of Pedagogy, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Email: bbermukhambetova@gmail.ru (B.B.); christjachristja@gmail.com (K.V.); maral-astana@mail.ru (M.Y.); nursaule.84@mail.ru (N.T.); alenti85@mail.ru (A.K.)
*Corresponding author
2. Department of Civil, Commercial Law and Other Private Law Disciplines, Сhernivtsi Educational and Scientific Law Institute of the National University Odesa Law Academy, Odesa, Ukraine
3. Department of Vocational Education, Faculty of Computer Systems and Vocational Trai, NCJSC “S. Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical Research University”, Astana, Kazakhstan
4. Department of Pedagogy, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Email: bbermukhambetova@gmail.ru (B.B.); christjachristja@gmail.com (K.V.); maral-astana@mail.ru (M.Y.); nursaule.84@mail.ru (N.T.); alenti85@mail.ru (A.K.)
*Corresponding author
Manuscript received May 30, 2025; revised June 25, 2025; accepted September 28, 2025; published March 17, 2026
Abstract—In the context of a digitally evolving society, the integration of legal awareness into technical education is critical for the development of comprehensive professional competence. This study examines the potential of digital technologies to enhance the acquisition of legal knowledge among students in technical disciplines. Employing an interdisciplinary pedagogical framework, the research evaluates the effectiveness of three digital platforms—Knewton, Casetext, and LexisNexis—implemented in higher education institutions in Kazakhstan. 126 students (26 girls and 100 boys) participated in a survey on the effectiveness of digital applications. A quantitative design was applied, including content analysis, surveys, and statistical tools such as Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Tukey HSD. The results show that students highly rated the applications Casetext and LexisNexis, but the application Knewton received lower ratings. This can be explained by the use of this application for studying theoretical knowledge, which is a passive method, and the focus of the assessment was more on the performance of practical tasks. Implications of these results suggest the importance of taking into account the aspects of the purpose of using certain applications in the learning process, as other aspects of the use of digital technologies in the learning process.
Keywords—higher technical education, digital technologies, digital educational applications, integration of law and technology, legal competence
Copyright © 2026 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).
Keywords—higher technical education, digital technologies, digital educational applications, integration of law and technology, legal competence
Cite: Botagoz Bermukhambetova, Kristina Vozniakovska, Maral Yessekeshova, Nursaule Tastanbekova, and Aliya Kosshygulova, "The Effectiveness of Using Digital Technologies to Optimize the Study of Law for Students of Technical Specialties," International Journal of Information and Education Technology, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 728-738, 2026.
Copyright © 2026 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).