Method of latent-semantic analysis for determining the motivations of students in the process of student-centered education

The task of checking the motivation of students on the basis of their motivational letters, the definition of the field of knowledge and the list of disciplines for the construction of the individual curriculum of the student is considered. A mathematical model of the problem of checking student motivations is constructed. The method of latent-semantic analysis of the text, which is presented by the student's motivational letter, is described. The algorithm is developed and the description of the components diagram of the software system is given.