Motivational component and modern trends for quality assurance of mathematical and natural education of pupils – prospective entrants of technical higher education institutions
The content of the "education quality" concept was considered in the article. The problems of mathematical and natural education of pupils of secondary schools and students of the higher education institutions were analyzed. It has been found that their level of training in mathematical and natural subjects (disciplines) remains too low for successful studying in the higher education institutions and this significantly inhibits the process of acquiring the necessary competences. In order to improve the mathematical and natural preparation of pupils and students, taking into account the development of the STEM education concept in the country, it was proposed to enhance the motivational component of education by introducing advanced educational technologies, in particular, project learning, "creating a situation of success", forming the creative personality of the pupil or student, etc. In our opinion, by increasing the motivation and interest in learning, this will help to intensify and increase the efficiency of the educational process, to develop creative cooperation between the student and the teacher, to increase the creative component of the educational process. The main results of the experimental research work on the implementation of the model of "Conflict-free education" conducted at the Polytechnic Lyceum of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" were presented. It was found that implementation of the system of level education and level-stage assessment of students' educational achievements optimizes the process of mastering, consolidation and deepening of students' knowledge, contributes to improving the quality of mathematical-natural education, the motivation of students' learning, their creativity and research competence. The 12-point Student Achievement Assessment Scale developed at the Polytechnic Lyceum back in 1991 (it was taken as a basis by Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine in 2000), has some differences, making the number of conflicts (misunderstandings) between students & parents and teachers quite low. The presented model is effective for lessons of different types and in classes with different learning profiles.