Development of graphic competence in schoolchildren at the lessons of technical drawing in a context of distance learning

The article discusses the concept of "graphic competence", its structure and estimation criteria. Development of graphic competence in schoolchildren is a hot topic, since there is a need to familiarize the younger generation with technical specialties. Graphic competence is а part of engineering thinking. But there are some difficulties in development of graphic competence in schoolchildren at the lessons of technical drawing in a context of distance learning. We have considered the concept of "distance learning", distance learning tools, opportunities for the development of graphic competence in schoolchildren at the lessons of technical drawing. In the conditions of distance learning the problem of monitoring the educational process at a distance increases. Therefore, special technical means and techniques are required to solve this problem. We have given the examples of teaching technical drawing to schoolchildren using distance learning tools.