Point-rating system as one of the incentives of master students’ independent work

Abstract

The authors consider the shortcomings of the five-point evaluation system used in Russian universities. The desire for more effective incentives has led to the introduction of parallel evaluating systems at an educational institution. The paper evaluates the use of the point-rating system (PRS) to enhance the motivation of master students to engage in active training activities throughout the entire period of study in the discipline "Professional Foreign Language". In order to test the point-rating system, the authors worked out technological maps of rating points for evaluating the independent work of master students. The activities to be evaluated included preparing a report-presentation on the research topic and writing a scientific paper. Based on the performance results demonstrated by master students, a comparative analysis of learning outcomes was conducted. Following the survey results, the attitude of master students towards the point-rating evaluation system was determined. The use of the point-rating system for evaluating independent work develops the important intellectual qualities of master students, ensuring their desire to master the knowledge and put it into practice. Using the point-rating system to evaluate various types of independent work in the learning process makes it possible to obtain higher learning outcomes. Keywords-point-rating system; types of independent work; professional foreign language; five-point evaluating system; stimulation of learning activities.

Professionally-Oriented Foreign Language Teaching of Master’s Degree Students

“…With the change in the education system in accordance with the international standards of the new generation, improved or completely new ways of controlling the quality of education are required. In this regard, most universities switched to the pointrating system to evaluate students' knowledge (Sergeeva et al, 2019).…”

“…The structure of readiness includes, first of all, professional competence, along with motivation and professionally critical personal qualities (Alipichev, 2007). The practical course of a foreign language in the Master's programs is to train a specialist who must possess such universal competences as the ability to apply modern communication technologies, including those in a foreign language, for academic and professional interaction; ability to analyze and take into account the diversity of cultures in the process of intercultural interaction (Sergeeva, Yakovleva, Kuleshov & Akimova, 2019).…”