Assessment activities as a "hidden" factor of pedagogical reality

The article analyses the results of a survey among students of two secondary vocational education institutions dealing with their attitude to the assessment and monitoring of learning outcomes, as well as their ideas about the ways to overcome the assessment reliance. The author analyses the "hidden" factors of education affecting the assessment and the results of students' training. The paper substantiates the use of qualitative and quantitative assessment parameters, which are involved in a comprehensive assessment algorithm.