Activation of the cognitive activity of students of a technical university through the individualization of education

To adapt to work activity, find a creative approach to changes in the job market, it is necessary to have high-quality training of a technical university graduate. This article presents possible ways to solve problems of identifying overt and hidden talents, extraordinary abilities and creative thinking of students. Particular attention is paid to the consideration of the motivating aspects of the cognitive activity of students through the individualization of education in the modern educational system of the higher technical university. The data on the participation of students of the Branch of the Ufa State Petroleum Technological University in the city of Oktyabrsky in the Open International Student Disciplinary Internet Olympiads are given. The issues of enhancing students' cognitive activity through the identification of individual intellectual abilities of each student are covered. The analysis of the results of Internet Olympiads for the period from 2012 to 2018 in the disciplines of various cycles was carried out, changes in quantitative and qualitative indicators in fifteen disciplines in the profile "Technique and Technology" were revealed, the possibilities of improving the efficiency of preparing students of higher educational institutions for scientific activities were shown.