Control facilities quality of students’ independent work

Abstract

The following paper deals with the independent work of students as an important factor of modern higher education. The author describes specifics and features of students’ independent work accomplishment in the conditions of electronic training, distant education forms expansion and educational process transfer to the Internet. The essence of students’ independent work and influence of educational risks of different nature on it is determined. Taking into account the international standards ISO determining the main task of quality assurance as management of risks arising during its achievement, students’ independent work quality can be provided with pedagogical controls. Search of pedagogical controls quality of students’ independent work was performed in Tolyatti Academy of Management where they have been applying the open information and education environment for more than 10 years. The research results showed that effective management of students’ independent work quality in new conditions of its accomplishment requires implementation of three different types of management - mediated pedagogical, self-government and co-managing, as well as different pedagogical means. The received materials can form a basis for quality improvement of students’ independent work as well as of the higher education in general.