Tatyana P. Bashlachyova

Currently, the relevance of high-quality cognitive development of children, starting from preschool age, has increased significantly. If previously there was an accumulated demand for the quality of cognitive development among certain groups of the population, now this norm is enshrined in the Russian education system. Due to the complexity of cognitive processes development, technologized means, including cognitive classes, become the most significant in practice. There are different tools for working with cognitive phenomena, processes and research. However, there are now only scattered studies in the pedagogical field which reveal some aspects of the development of cognitive activities. The basis here is most often the most famous cognitive-taxonomic theory of B. Bloom, which reveals the main levels of development of cognitive activity that contribute to the achievement of educational goals. At the moment, the problem of selecting the most effective forms, methods and techniques, teaching aids, including for conducting cognitive classes for the development of cognitive activity of older preschool children remains unresolved. This article achieves the goal of formulating the basic requirements for the development of learning tasks for older preschoolers, which can be used at different stages of cognitive training. Analysis and synthesis were used as research methods, including when studying literature on the research topic, survey, questionnaire, and mathematical methods for processing empirical data. As a result of theoretical research, the works of domestic and foreign researchers in the field of developing a cognitive paradigm of education, as well as studying the process of development of children's cognitive activity, were analyzed. The practical significance of the study lies in testing a number of formulations of learning tasks at different stages of a cognitive lesson for the further creation of a constructor for compiling such tasks on any topic. The article may be of practical interest for teachers of preschool organizations and other researchers of this issue.

Cognitive activity takes a special place in our life and it opens up wide opportunities for us. Therefore, the development of cognition in children, starting from preschool age, is very important. Preschool age is a valuable period in itself, laying the foundation for the child’s further successful education at school. Therefore, an important task of this age period is to provide the child with the necessary conditions to reveal his/her potential in different areas of life. The cognitive development of a preschooler presupposes the development of his/her cognitive mental processes that affect his/her success in principal activities. The development of cognition is carried out in kindergarten using an integral system of interconnected methods, techniques and teaching aids. They include educational tasks that help preschoolers learn information about the world around them and contribute to their comprehensive development, as well as to the formation of their cognitive actions, skills and abilities necessary in school. The purpose of the article is to formulate characteristics of different types of educational tasks depending on the level of knowledge that are offered to preschool children. The authors of the article determine the requirements for the content of these tasks, the expected activities of children, the product of their solution and the educational results achieved during the implementation of this training tool. The leading approach to using educational tasks for the cognitive development of preschool children is the cognitive paradigm of education, the goal of which is expressed in the formation of the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities. As a result of the study, the authors examined different types of educational tasks in relation to cognitive processes. The theoretical significance of the article is due to the authors’ contribution to the development of scientific ideas about the characteristics of different types of educational tasks and their impact on the cognitive development of older preschoolers. The practical application of educational tasks in preschool education will make it possible to achieve the most effective results in the development of children’s cognitive activity at the stage of preparing them for schooling. The complete and high-quality cognitive development of a preschool child will be the basis for the development of his/her educational skills and abilities necessary in school.

The events held within the framework of the Decade of Childhood in Russia are focused on creating favorable conditions for the harmonious development of children. Harmonious development is impossible without a constructive attention to the quality of the basic process in which the child is involved from preschool age - to the system of basic general education. Considering the first level of general education – preschool education, we note that the most important at this stage is the formation of personality traits in the child that allow him/her to participate in socially significant activities. These personality traits include initiative, independence, responsibility, mobility, the ability for self-realization and creativity. There is an obvious need to shift the main accent in preschool education from the teacher to the child, who would be able to accept or independently construct learning for the present task and solve it. At the same time, the solution of the learning task is not aimed at changing it itself, but at transforming the subject who solves it. Each subject can independently put his own meaning into the task itself and its solution. That is why the purpose of the article is to describe the technology of constructing learning tasks for preschool education programs. The authors of the article determine the methodological aspects of the formulation of tasks aimed at achieving educational results by preschoolers. By presenting such tasks formulations to children, the teacher sets certain goals for them and for himself/herself, the achievement of which contributes to the solution of other problems. The leading approach is the cognitive paradigm of education. As a result of this study, the authors considered approaches to learning, to the types of tasks to achieve them. The theoretical significance of the article lies in the contribution to the development of scientific ideas about the possibilities of constructing learning tasks in preschool education. The practical implementation of the technology of constructing learning tasks will create favorable conditions for the harmonious development of children in the system of preschool education.

Preschool education is assigned a task not only to form ideas in children and develop their skills and abilities, but also to ensure the ability and readiness to live in modern society, achieve socially significant goals, interact effectively and solve life problems. The purpose of the study was to identify the organizational and pedagogical conditions for the development of communicative abilities of children aged 6–7 years in the process of using a Lego set. The leading research methods were: analysis, synthesis, comparison and generalization of psychological and pedagogical research works and methodological literature on the research problem, pedagogical experiment, method of mathematical statistics – G-criterion of signs. As a result of the study, the structure of communicative abilities was revealed, which includes three key components – cognitive, behavioral and emotional, in accordance with which the criteria and indicators for the development of communicative abilities of older preschoolers are determined, and the levels of their development (initial, normative and advanced) are characterized taking into account the peculiarities of communicative abilities development among children of senior preschool age. The development of communication skills can be considered as an accompanying task of any additional education program, including technical one. Thus, two areas are combined in the course of the implementation of the additional general educational (general developmental) program "Lego-city" within the framework of the study: teaching the basics of constructing using a Lego set and developing communication skills. The theoretical significance lies in the definition and characterization of the component structure of the communicative abilities of older preschool children. The practical significance lies in the selection and experimental testing of diagnostic tools, presented in two series (for children and educators), to identify the level of communicative abilities development among older preschool children; working out and testing the program for the development of communicative abilities of older preschool age children in the process of "Lego-city" construction with the use of a Lego set. The study may be relevant for the teachers of preschool and additional education, as well as for students of pedagogical areas of training.