Abstract:

This article focuses on the study of models for assessing the acquisition of knowledge from the curriculum presented to students in higher education institutions in Bulgaria. It is clear that with the rapid penetration of information technology into the learning process, many innovations are needed, both in teaching methods and in the methodologies for assessing students's competencies. The target groups surveyed in the report are students and lecturers from two established Bulgarian universities.
The main objective of the report is to make a comparative analysis between the traditional algorithm for evaluating the learning of the students of the lectured material, ie. lecture - exercise - test - this method is well established and popular in the educational circles with the innovative methodology, lecture - verifying the perception of the lectured material during the lecture - exercise - test. The task of the report is to select an optimal model for assessing knowledge in the process of acquiring competencies.
The proposed new methodology for assessing the learning outcomes of the students gives:
1. Opportunely evaluation of learners;
2. Achieve greater success in preparing for the final test (exam).
The proposed methodology is detailed and explored in my monographic study entitled "Modeling in Education".
The methodology used for analysis is implemented through a theoretical-applied approach and statistical processing of collected survey results. The research of the data obtained from the empirical studies is a prerequisite for making decisions about choosing the best model for an effective evaluation from the proposed ones.

Keywords:

Competencies, Educational process, Effective evaluation, IT.