№1, 2018

SOLUTION TO PROBLEMS IN TEACHING INFORMATICS THROUGH APPLICATION OF EDUCATIONAL GAMES AND INTELLECTUAL TESTS
Afruz M. Gurbanova, Bahar I. Ismaylova

The article explores the problems faced during the teaching of Informatics. It highlights the importance of educational games, intellectual tests and crossword puzzles for increasing the activity of students, the quality of instruction, and the acquisition and evaluation of knowledge. Moreover, the article substantiates the necessity for the development of various electronic terminology tests, crossword puzzles and computer games as the evaluation mechanisms of the intellectual level of individuals in certain knowledge fields. In this regard, non-standard methods used in the education system of foreign countries are analyzed, and some solutions are proposed (pp.79-86).

Keywords:education quality, knowledge evaluation, motivation, educational games, computer games, terminology tests, crossword puzzles.
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