Keyword: «competency level»

The article deals with the current problem of using digital tools to assess the level of professional foreign language competence of university students studying in the field of training "Pedagogical Education". The author notes that the use of computers for knowledge assessment, mainly in a test format, has long been firmly established in pedagogical practice. However, at present, educators are faced with the task of assessing the results of educational activities on the competence approach basis, which require the use of new forms, methods and means of assessment, including the use of digital tools. After having analyzed previously published research works, digital educational tools, their functional and didactic potential, as well as systematized and generalized the practical experience of using these tools in the process of future English teachers’ professional foreign language competence level assessment, it can be concluded that the use of digital tools is possible, and in some situations is more effective and appropriate if certain rules and regulations are observed, such as differentiation between the resources used depending on the competence component being tested and the stage of language learning, the type of device used, the level of development of the platform or service, the ability to establish an examinee’s identity and proctoring in the assessment process, both synchronous and asynchronous, as well as the number of examinees. Successfully selected digital tools can make the assessment process more objective, reliable and visual.