Keyword: «task design»

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.