Motivation as a Factor of Professional Competence Development in Students

Abstract

Nowadays the issue of developing competencies of students is extremely relevant. The article is devoted to the development of professional competencies in bachelors of a technical university, studying the discipline "Hydraulics and oil and gas hydromechanics" and "Oil and gas business". The article analyzes the influence of students 'motivation on the quality of knowledge and development of competencies. It also substantiates the need to increase the level of students' motivation for learning activities. The author gives recommendations how to improve the level of motivation. One of the effective ways is to use a point-rating system. The article describes the point-rating system that is used in the educational process of the Octyabrsky branch of Ufa State Petroleum Technical University, which helps to improve the level of motivation of students to learning activities. The article describes the development of the motivational criterion taking into account three levels: low, medium and high. The content of all three given levels of development of the motivational criterion is described. The article analyzes the results of the survey according to the methods developed by T.D. Dubovitskaya and T.I. Ilyina to identify the level of motivation in full-time and part-time students. An experimental study aimed at increasing the level of motivation in full-time students conducted in the control group of students is described. The results obtained in the control and experimental groups are compared, and conclusions are drawn.