Keyword: «independent thinking»

The article is devoted to the use of the technique of fishbone when teaching English for specific purpose. The place of the method in the structure of the technology of critical thinking is determined. The examples of this form of systematizing information are given on the basis of the topics studied at the economics de-partment of the academy. Conclusions are drawn about the didactic potential of the method for developing independent thinking and mental activities of students.

The article analyzes the approaches of different authors to understanding the intellectual development, attention, perception, and thinking of adolescents. The influence of students ' cognitive activity on academic performance is considered. The results of an empirical study of the mental development of students in grades 5 are presented. Different aspects of mental activity are analyzed – mindfulness, semantic reading, and mathematical thinking.