Diagnosis of Personality as a Factor in the Success of Training in High School
The article analyzes the results of a diagnostic study of students, conducted in conjunction with the Research Institute for Monitoring the Quality of Education in Yoshkar-Ola. These studies included the diagnosis of the motivational component according to the method of S. A. Pakulina and S. M. Ketko, adapted and modified for students of all training profiles; diagnostics of mental abilities with the help of R. Amthauer's intelligence test, which determines the structure of verbal, mathematical and spatial intelligence; diagnosis of personality traits using a five-factor personal questionnaire. In the diagnostic study, five hundred freshmen from the ESSUTM took part. Diagnosis has shown that a high level of motivational component and personal qualities does not indicate a high verbal, mathematical and spatial intelligence. It is the indicator of the structure of intelligence that is most important for successful training in areas related to the preparation of bachelors in the field of information technology. Analysis of the results of the study of students in the two areas of "Software Engineering" and "Mathematical Support and Administration of Information Systems" confirmed these findings, as the dropout for three years (2015-2018) in these areas of training amounted to about 30 % of the total number of the first course. The results of the diagnosis of the freshmen of the ESSUTM allowed to assess students as subjects of educational activity, to determine their readiness to continue their studies and to monitor the educational achievements for a number of years.