SOCIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ANALYSIS OF POINT-RATING SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE

Abstract

The aim of this article is empirical analysis of university model of a point-rating system in comparison with other forms of assessment of students’ achievements used by some teachers for learning purposes (on the example of Udmurt State University). The results of university teachers’ survey demonstrated two main practices of using the point-rating system and other forms of evaluation: rigid and flexible. The first group of teachers supports centralized and rigid mechanisms for regulating the system; the second one insists on providing the opportunities for teachers to establish standards. Further development of pedagogical technologies based on individual learning trajectories will require searching new methods and approaches for assessment of competences.