DIAGNOSIS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF COGNITIVE SKILLS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 10-11

The article provides a diagnosis of the development of cognitive skills in teaching English to students in grades 10-11. First, a theoretical analysis of cognitive skills is proposed from a philosophical, psychological and pedagogical point of view. Cognition in philosophy, it is given that cognitive skill is a load on the mind, measured by irrational ideas with an increased need. And, according to psychological analysis, the highest level of cognition is characterized by the creative work of abstractions and the conscious study of one's own nature. It is noted that the pedagogical attributes of cognitivism are the intellectual development of students, knowledge about the world around them, activity, and the pursuit of knowledge. In the empirical section, diagnostics of the development of cognitive skills of students in grades 10-11 in English language teaching in the 2023-2024 academic year was organized in order to study the initial level of cognitive abilities of students in grades 10-11, 114 students participated in the diagnostic work and completed practical training. The article specifies the purpose and objectives of diagnostic work. Rudolf Amthauer's "Interests and Needs Test" was conducted to determine the level of cognitive skills of students in grades 10-11. The organization of the test based on the results of diagnostic work, the results of the respondents were processed with a special key, and the test results obtained as a result of experimental psychological research were placed in statistical processing. Since the test consists of 6 chapters, the total number of points was set in 6 columns.