There is considered the potential of the use of the information about the initial knowledge level of older year students and the audience of further training courses with the aim to improve the interactive character of education. There are suggested the testing methods to find out the initial level of knowledge in the disciplines that should be studied. There are revealed such effects of the suggested approach as the objective assessment of the initial knowledge level, problematic character of the learning material, discussion character of lessons, the possibility of assessment of knowledge increase at the final examination.