THE ESSENCE OF THE CONCEPT ‘ANALYTICAL SKILLS' AND ITS COMPONENTS
The article deals with a problem of defining analytical skills in modern education, analyzes various interpretations of this definition, determines the structure of analytical skills. The article analyzes the main components of analytical skills, notes a number of factors that complicate the development of analytical skills. It is concluded that the formation of analytical skills is a complex, multi-level process, the effectiveness of which depends on objective and subjective factors. The article discusses the key elements of the formation of analytical skills associated with the periods of education in various organizations. The presented material allows to conclude that analytical skills are the ability to accumulate acquired knowledge, analyze, systematize and interpret information based on logical thinking, as well as transform accumulated knowledge into a new qualitative state. The development of analytical skills is possible only on the basis of certain laws of the development of the mental sphere, individual characteristics of perception, and the level of intellectual training.