Some aspects of the motivation of distance learning

The presented article discusses the reasons for the low motivational activity of part-time trainees and the factors affecting the level of motivation. One of the ways to increase the level of motivation of part-time students by introducing tasks of professionally oriented content into the educational process is proposed. The authors propose to include professionally oriented tasks in test tasks in higher mathematics for students of distance learning in the specialty "Rolling stock of railways", specialization "Locomotives" of the Samara State Transport University. The article provides an example of professionally oriented tasks in higher mathematics for first-year students of correspondence courses. The proposed method of using tasks of professional content in the process of teaching part-time students has shown its effectiveness. The authors come to the conclusion that the use of professionally oriented mathematical problems in the process of distance learning of students of technical universities increases interest in studying the discipline, develops non-standard thinking, and the desire to work independently. In addition, students accumulate mathematical knowledge that will be useful in their professional activities. The authors reserve the right, in the course of further research, to consider the application of tasks of professionally oriented content to other forms of education.