THE ROLE OF ELECTIVE COURSE “WEIGHTLIFTING” IN CHANGING THE LIFE QUALITY OF STUDENTS

Exploring the efficiency of intercalation the elective course “Weightlifting” into the elective environment of State budgetary educational institution of higher education of the Re- public of Crimea "Crimean Engineering and Pedagogical University". Criteria for testing the effectiveness of intercalation were chosen indicators of the students' personal qualities. The assessment of the personal quality was carried out using an internationally adapted methodol- ogy «The MOS 36 Item Short Form Health Survey» (SF 36). Was proved that the intercala- tion of the elective course "Weightlifting" into educational process helps the improving of students' life quality, has a positive impact on improving the physical and social functioning. The received data testify a reliable improvement in the students' life quality that chose the elective course "Weightlifting" by the 7 scales of the SF-36 test, in comparison with the stu- dents who chose the course "Physical Culture"