CRITERIA FOR ASSESSING THE LEVEL OF MOTIVATION OF STUDENTS TO ENGINEERING EDUCATION
The paper presents the results of a study of criteria for assessing the level of students’ motivation to master an engineering educational program by the method of an expert seminar. The respondents of the study were teachers with different work experience (from 10 to 40 years) of Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU). As a result of the study, a system for assessing the motivation of TPU students was developed. Obstacles on the way of increasing the motivation of students are indicated. Ways of solving existing problems were worked out. The results of the study can be further used to assess the professional motivation of students and improve its level.