Scientific Journal of KubSAU

One of the main components of quality of training of modern qualified personnel is the high level of teaching in universities. The article analyzes the problems of teaching information technology, preventing the formation of the high level of information competence in graduates of agricultural universities. This study examines the causes of problematic situations in teaching the subject: a low level of training of students on informatics and weak motivation of first-year students to study it; organizational and substantive errors of school and university education; low motivation of teachers to improve their professional level, to the publication of educational literature and creation of electronic materials; under-funding of personnel and hardware and software support of educational process; increasing the training of classroom teachers and number of subjects. The author proposes some approaches of a general nature to the solution of the problems under consideration: redistribution of the training course on the stages; main requirements of the school and University curriculum; raising the prestige of obtaining agricultural education and the introduction of entrance examinations for applicants; the introduction into the learning process of modern hardware and software technologies and new forms of education; reforming the system of professional development of teachers; the decline in classroom teachers; improving the system of material incentives for teachers to update the educational literature and the preparation of electronic materials; modernization of system of preparation of manuscripts for publication in the printing house; increase of salaries and introduction of allowances to teachers; improving the system of performance evaluation of teachers. Implementation of the proposed package of measures will lead, in the author's opinion, to increase the prestige of the teaching profession in society and the quality of teaching, thereby improve the degree of training of graduates of agricultural universities

The purpose of this research is to show how algorythmization and programming course is significant for agronomic engineers. We are sure that analytical thinking is a quite important thing for agronomic specialists. Studying computer science should not be only for obtaining simple computer skills, but for developing analytical thinking. In this work, some methodical features of education are shown. In addiation, this study involves actual problems of teaching: from motivation to educational processes

General algorithm of knowledge learning, skills and habits mastering in the process of academic discipline with the use of informational technologies is described in this article