Incorporating Critical Thinking Techniques into Russian Language Lessons

Abstract

This article is devoted to the study of the technology of developing critical thinking in Russian language lessons in elementary grades, considering the features of this technology and the effectiveness of its techniques. The main purpose of our research is to identify the effectiveness of using critical thinking techniques in Russian language lessons in elementary grades as a means of increasing mental abilities and developing the interest of younger students in the subject. In this article, we conducted a pedagogical study, where we studied the process of changing the quality of knowledge and the level of interest of children in Russian lessons when introducing critical thinking development technology into the educational process. In the course of our analysis of literary sources related to the technology of developing critical thinking, we identified and systematized existing knowledge about the technology of developing critical thinking, and also considered methods and techniques of technology for developing critical thinking from the point of view of elementary school, i.e. at the level of younger schoolchildren. The effectiveness of critical thinking methods was assessed through observation of changes in the educational process, namely in indicators of knowledge quality.