The role of technical university in the system of schoolchildren additional education in technical directions

Abstract

Introduction. Additional education for high school students is considered as an integral part of the sustainable education system. In addition, during the school years there is a period of professional self-determination, so students have an increased interest in classes, which allows them to decide on their future specialty and prepare for admission to university.Purpose setting. To explore the role of a technical university in additional education for high school students in mathematics and computer science and show the priority areas of work of the university with schoolchildren.Methodology and methods of the study. The scientific research is based on legislative and regulatory documents, publications of domestic specialists and personal experience of the authors on extended school studies at the Novosibirsk State Technical University.Results. Additional education is considered from the point of view of the implementation of career guidance for students by a technical university. It is shown that universities play an important role in the scientific and methodological support and staff maintenance of additional education of schoolchildren in the technical direction of training. Based on the results of the analysis of a survey of students and their parents is shown that the participation of students in additional classes increases their self-esteem, which is objectively manifested in the growth of motivation in the study of mathematics and computer science at school, in achievements at conferences of various levels, in the choice of technical specialties. All students attending classes as part of additional education entered technical universities, moreover, none of the guys changed their decision to become a technical specialist.Conclusions. The specificity of additional education allows a technical university toeffectively participate in the system of additional mathematical training of schoolchildren, identify talented students, increase their interest in technical sciences and engage them as applicants to technical universities.