Upon receipt of the second higher education, as a rule, a large amount of teaching time allocated for independent students' work.Modular training is best suited for those who are already working in their specialty, asone of the specific features of it - is the possibility of independent development of the material at their own pace for each individual.
Otherwise, it is also called "block-modular training" becausecontent of the material under study is divided into data blocks with a corresponding number of hours each.The content of the material can be mastered by each student on three levels: in-depth, full and abbreviated.The student can move inside the module from one level of knowledge to another.The result will be assessed by testing at the end of each topic.
Modular training has a predetermined algorithm for teaching activities:
1. Read review lecture.
2. practical training.
3. Organization of independent work.
4. Testing for the development of the module content.
modular training system assumes that the student can not proceed to the study of new material not yet mastered the previous one.Therefore, he can attend classes on the subject, which has remained undeveloped, with students from other groups to increase their period of study and acquire knowledge with students of another course or pass a test externally.Modular training involves an assessment of knowledge, which is carried out on a set of rating points, which can be obtained for the oral and written work, for activity, creativity, independent work and help other students.Separate scores sinceEach test has a key, and the criteria for assessment.Points are accumulated, summarized and take into account all types of student participation in the work on the topic.
teachers for the implementation of modular training is necessary to think in advance not only the themes of work and watch it appropriate, but also to develop targets for each unit, with which you can determine the level of student mastery of content material.Individual training applies:
- at the time of development of student's topics of the module;
- the degree of self-study material;
- on the methods and techniques of training of each student (or group of students);
- for the selection of methods for monitoring assessment.
Modular training has emerged as an alternative to the traditional view that the transition to a new topic carried out strictly based on the time spent learning rather than on the quality of learning.The principal difference between training modules based on it:
- setting targets for each selected block, and the development of its students of all groups, but at their own pace;
- communication with the teacher on the type of cooperation is carried out when it is possible to discuss methods of material development, comprehension and joint search for forms of study and analysis of the material, the content of the module being in the personal content that is most interesting for the study is that the student, ie,implementation of the personal approach;
- maximum emphasis in training is on self-study, self-control, self-improvement.
Modular training could integrate all the most progressive types of technology and learning: reflective approach, the gradual development of mental actions, programmed instruction.Second higher education begins to be radically different from the first, as already motivated to get or improve skills in the specialty, the students focused on high rate of gain knowledge, their quality and mastering the ability to effectively put into practice.
