THE ORGANIZATION OF TESTING IN THE MOODLE SYSTEM IN TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES
The article describes the peculiarities and capabilities of the learning management system Moodle for the organization of computer testing in teaching foreign languages to students of non-linguistic specialities. This system is a modern learning environment, allowing the use of tests not only in the control, but also in training function. The organization of testing in the Moodle system ensures the implementation of individual educational trajectories of students and significantly increases the efficiency of the process of teaching foreign languages. The authors of the article underline the fact that regular usage of the training testing raises motivation to learning foreign languages and gives a great opportunity to improve and optimize independent work of students.
Keywords: education, foreign language, distance education, Learning Management System Moodle, training test, control test
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Issue: 3, 2016
Series of issue: Issue 3
Rubric: PEDAGOGY OF HIGHER SCHOOL
Pages: 81 — 86
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