DIDACTICAL POSSIBILITIES OF THE TECHNOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL THINKING IN INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF TRAINING FUTURE ENGINEERS
Every day we are faced with huge flows of information and each of us is faced with every day questions: how to understand this flow? What information to trust? What decision to make in this situation? Very often you need to answer questions, as they say "here and now", answer yourself, without shifting the solution of problems to others. The reality is such that it requires us to have a new type of thinking - flexible, rational, critical. Researchers interpret the concept of "critical thinking" as a person's ability to analyze information from the standpoint of logic and a personal psychological approach in order to apply the results obtained to various life situations and problems. Critical thinking allows you to reason logically and act in any circumstances in accordance with common sense. Critical thinking must be taught so that young people can apply the knowledge and skills acquired in their professional activities and in everyday life, be able to make informed decisions, work with information, and analyze various aspects of the problems that have arisen. The technology for the development of critical thinking has great capabilities in solving these problems. This educational technology is able to most effectively use the skills of mental activity of students and their creative capabilities in the educational process. Students master strategies to critically assess huge flows of information and implement the principles of rationality in their lives The article discusses the didactic capabilities of the technology for the development of critical thinking in increasing the effectiveness of teaching junior students.The article presents research data on the effectiveness of the application of technology in the process of teaching students of technical specialties. Competent use of the technology for the development of critical thinking allows you to increase the effectiveness of educational activities by creating optimal conditions for organizing the educational process, motivation to study the discipline and further professional activity, optimize the cognitive activity of students.