Keyword: «improving the quality of education»

The portion of independent work of university students increases every year. This is due to an increase in the proportion of hours allocated to it and to a change in the criteria for evaluating learning results. Digitalization of education makes its adjustments to this process as well. It is necessary to note the importance of purposeful management of independent work, creation of a unified well-coordinated work program for controlling learning activities of students. The study, the results of which are described in this work, was conducted by the Altay State University оf Pedagogy and Humanities named after V.M. Shukshin with students - natural science majors. Its goal was to develop a unified program for managing independent work of students in the context of digitalization of education. The program is based on the management model described in the works on management by A. Fayol. The program highlights the key stages, from working out regulatory documentation for the creation of a unified educational digital environment of the university to the establishment of interaction channels for all participants in the educational process. Creating a unified digital environment that allows effective interaction within the educational process is an urgent present-day task. The management program has been tested for two years. The study started in the active phase of obligatory distance learning, introduced everywhere due to the epidemiological situation in the country. Thus, it was possible to identify the weaknesses of the developing information structure “in the field”, to make the necessary adjustments. The data obtained as a result of the study indicate an increase in the quality of students' involvement in the educational process during independent work. This can be proved, among other things, by the publication activity of students. The results of the two-year developments and the worked-out program can be used by the administrative departments of educational institutions in the work aimed at improving the quality of the organization of students’ independent work through electronic educational resources. In addition, the results of the conducted research may be used in the educational process of secondary vocational and general schools, as well as in the system of upgrade training for teachers.