DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY COMPETENCE IN RURAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE

In this research, criteria of descriptive geometry competence were determined: knowledge of descriptive geometry study course, technical drawing skills of graphic constructions applied in the descriptive geometry study course (depiction and transformation of space objects), spatial thinking and attitude. Within the framework of the research, the author calls descriptive geometry competence (as a criterion of graphical competence) as a certain amount of knowledge of the descriptive geometry study course (knowledge about regularities of space objects) which is necessary for improvement of graphical skills (skills of object depiction and transformation) being based on developed spatial thinking (abilities to operate with spatial images), and interest in regularities dealt with in the descriptive geometry study