FACTORS AFFECTING THE MENTAL ACTIVATION IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

This article deals with the issue of enhancing the mental activity of students of higher educational institutions during their professional training. A range of empirical and theoretical research methods are taken into account to clarify the content of the concept of "mental activity of university students", determine and experimentally investigate the factors influencing its activation. Based on the results, these factors include the humanization and psychologization of the educational process at the university, the creation of a safe socio-psychological environment at the university, the provision of a health-preserving focus of the educational process and the compliance with ergonomic requirements for it, the organization of training students in a cooperation mode and the use of innovative methods and technologies in the classroom that activate the mental activity of students.