THE FORMATION OF PROGRAM AND ALGORITHMIC COMPETENCE OF STUDENTS DURING THE TRAINING IN PROGRAMMING
As result of training in programming in higher education institution formation the program and algorithmic competence is considered on the example of future specialists of the business-informatics training direction. It is shown that the solution of this problem causes need of the development of students algorithmic style of thinking. The structural feature of this thinking style which consists in three its components – sensual, model and conceptual levels – is revealed. From positions of this feature the mental model of development of students algorithmic style of thinking is constructed. On the basis of the model of algorithmic style of thinking development the three-step model of mental training in programming in higher education institution of students of the direction of the business information scientist is constructed. For diagnostics of the created level of program and algorithmic competence criteria of its estimation are formulated, three levels of formation of this competence are allocated and described.