Forming students’ cognitive creative independence in heuristic professionally oriented situations

Abstract

Successful studying at institutions of higher education requires high level of students’ independence, critical thinking, as well as the usage of creative approaches to learning activities, which should be meaningful and engaging. Involvement into different types of independent cognitive and creative activity (required, desirable, optional) should happen under the guidance, but without direct participation of the teacher in the classroom or during extracurricular activities [1]. The last ones are of great importance as a student becomes the initiator of the search for knowledge, acquires the ability to manage his/her own activities, independently states and defines a learning task; plans his/her own work, organises and controls it; corrects the planning, organization and manages to monitor this work in progress, thus ensuring the development of personal self-regulation that serves as the base component of the manifestation of cognitive and creative independence.