INFLUENCE OF STUDENTS' SURVEYS ON TEACHING MATHEMATICAL SUBJECTS AT RIGA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

In a changing world, people's needs for education are also changing, so questions about improving the education system and the quality of education are particularly appropriate and important. Taking into account the changing educational needs of students and the fact that knowledge is becoming more universally accessible, we wanted to analyze our own learning processes and ask ourselves: "What is it that we want to provide as educators?" Students are directly interested in the quality of their studies. A confident and supportive approach to the 1st year students during math lessons is an important factor in raising the interest of students in mastering higher mathematics This will assist students in developing their ability to solve engineering problems in the future. Student surveys are one of the most commonly used instruments in higher education institutions for collecting a reasonable student assessment of various indicators, characterizing both the quality of the studies and the lecturer's professional work. It is the potential of such surveys, which aim to improve Mathematical studies through knowing what students really think, and to gain an understanding what can help them to learn mathematics better, that prompted us, several Professors of Mathematics of the Department of Engineering Mathematics, to create our own survey with questions, which are specific to Mathematical subjects. The survey results are very informative. The structure of the survey invites students to extend their "yes"/ "no" answers with details, comments and opinions, and these are the most valuable results of the survey.