Adaptation of the Experience of Foreign Pedagogical Community of Higher Education in the Students' Critical Thinking Development in Ukraine

Abstract

The article is devoted to the adaptation of the experience of foreign pedagogical community of higher education in the students' critical thinking development in Ukraine. The purpose of the article is to highlight the practice of adapting the technologies for the critical thinking development of students from the foreign pedagogical community of higher education into the Ukrainian educational space. Research methods used in the article are theoretical analysis, systematization, generalization of data from scientific-methodical and special literature, analysis of the structure and content of higher education institutions websites. The results. Today, information has become an inexhaustible resource for humanity, and society has entered a new era of civilized development. This process requires the ability to use effective methods that allow the average citizen to adapt and survive in such situations. One of these tools is critical thinking, which is an essential tool for human mental activity. The problem of developing critical thinking has received considerable attention from the foreign pedagogical community of higher education. Critical thinking development in the theory of education was shown as the result of research in American cognitive psychology. This practice deserves to be adapted in Ukraine. The paper's author analyzes web content in terms of structure and content. Conclusions. The world's leading universities have websites that offer distance learning courses on critical thinking for students of these universities, as well as anyone who wants to improve their level of critical thinking, as the authors believe this skill to be essential for a successful professional life. The author of the article states that the creators of the courses unanimously voice the opinion that critical thinking skills are a prerequisite for a successful professional life, namely, that critical thinking correlates with innovative thinking. So, at the present stage in foreign pedagogical practice, this concept has a rich history and practice, which is actively implemented in the education system at all levels, and this experience should be implemented to develop Ukraine's education. Further scientific research is needed on the issues of involving global educational projects for the development of critical thinking in the digital environment of higher education institutions of the country, sharing resources between them, testing the pedagogical conditions for the development of students' critical thinking, taking into account the peculiarities of using digital technologies in the implementation of creative ideas for the development of critical thinking in classes with an increased emphasis on creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.