Keyword: «cognitive development»

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.

The article reveals a cognitive approach to the formation of cognitive actions in preschoolers, such as substitution, modeling, logical operations, information coding and general problem solving techniques. The current federal state educational standards define these cognitive activities as the educational results of preschool and primary general education. In the proposed cognitive approach, collective discourse is considered as the basis for constructing a lesson on the formation of cognitive actions. Dis-course allows organizing the student's productive mental work both in the process of perceiving the teacher's argumentation and in the process of con-structing his own strategy of proof and the formation of arguments. In addition, the authors give an example of a lesson on the formation of cognitive actions based on the proposed cognitive approach.

The relevance of the study is determined by the intellectual and cognitive focus of the personal and professional development of qualified specialists on the socio-economic development of the country, increasing the innovative potential and competitiveness of the Russian economy at the global level. Teaching foreign languages to students who are future specialists in the field of finance, entrepreneurship and business management is aimed at developing a set of competences that ensure the improvement of information skills, the manifestation of problematic and critical thinking, rational knowledge, the effectiveness of interaction and communication, the generation of new ideas and non-standard solutions. The aim of the study is to substantiate the specifics of teaching future economists taking into account the cognitive orientation of foreign language education at university. The methodological basis of the study was the interactive, communicative and comparative approaches in the implementation of the principle of foreign language education intellectualization, cognitive, professional and innovative-creative orientation of foreign language education at university. The manifestation and development of cognitive and metacognitive characteristics of students occurs through the use of technologies and methods of problem-based learning (game modeling of situations, structuring of concepts by means of mind-mapping, case study, project-based activities, discussions, debates, etc.). Monitoring the quality of the organization and effectiveness of teaching a foreign language to the 1st and 2nd year students majoring in Economics and Financial Management at PetrSU, taking into account the cognitive orientation of foreign language education at university, was carried out using the qualitative methods (the analysis of the results of in-class and independent educational and cognitive activities, completing creative tasks, research work; the included observation; peer assessment; reflexive assessment of learner’s own attainments). The theoretical significance of the study lies in substantiating the need for cognitive development of future economists in the process of learning a foreign language at university. The practical significance of this research lies in the development of a set of pedagogical conditions for organizing the cognitive activity of economics students. These conditions aim to ensure the manifestation of attention, interest in problem-solving tasks, mental activity, and thinking activity, as well as independence, rationality, and strategic thinking based on logic and clear reasoning. Additionally, this research aims to present the problem in its entirety and provide a perspective for its successful solution.

This article is devoted to the study of the structure and characteristics of cognitive abilities in preschool children. The essence of the term «cognitive abilities» is considered as a synonym for cognitive, mental, and intellectual processes. The components of the cognitive sphere are analyzed in detail: sensation, perception, attention, memory, thinking, speech, and imagination. Special attention is given to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, as well as the factors influencing a child's mental development. The age-related characteristics of preschoolers are described, emphasizing the key role of play activities in the development of cognitive processes, the formation of self-awareness, and social self-esteem. In conclusion, the characteristics of cognitive development in primary school children are briefly discussed. The article may be useful for educators, psychologists, and parents involved in the development of preschool and primary school-aged children.