TEST CONTROL IN SYSTEM OF THE RATING ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE OF STUDENTS OF TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

The major task facing the Russian higher educational institutions is improvement of quality of vocational training of future experts that is caused by the modern political, economic and social transformations happening in the country. The practice of an assessment of quality of training of students which developed now has a number of shortcomings which are analysed by authors of article. According to authors, one of the directions promoting overcoming of difficulties in an assessment of quality of training of students is transition to rating system. Higher education institutions introduce rating system of an assessment, however undeveloped are pedagogical means of an assessment of quality of knowledge. Creation of the estimated materials representing set of didactic measuring means for establishment of level of training of students, including the controlling test cover in a subject allowing to increase objectivity of an assessment due to accurate definition of standards of answers is necessary. It is shown that one of objective instruments of control of knowledge is test control which strongly wins first place in world practice and is also one of the main on popularity level in educational and professional diagnostics. It is noted that the most important difference of a test task from usual is its technological effectiveness. The technique of use of test control is given in classes in discipline "Chemistry". The conclusion that application of tests for the organization and carrying out various control increases objectivity of an assessment of quality of knowledge of students is drawn.