Distance education in Physics in the system of training of engineering personnel.

Abstract

Physics is one of the important disciplines in the system of training the engineering personnel; however, the facts revealed in the course of study testify the presence of issues in organizing distance education in physics of technical university students. The well-known in psychology activity theory is applied as theoretical basis for the study, while the model of the methods is developed and introduced in the education process of Russian universities. For the practical introduction, the author is developing a learning web-сайт divided into modules that allow organizing students’ activity in acquisition of knowledge and formation of generalized methods for solving standard professional engineering tasks. Efficiency assessment is implemented by expert evaluation method.