FOSTERING AND DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING IN SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS: THE EXPERIENCE OF SINGAPORE

Abstract

The article is devoted to the topical issue for Kazakhstani education of the formation of new educational results - key competencies in the context of digitalization of the education system. In particular, the subject of the author’s consideration is an attempt to determine exactly how countries with high educational results build educational policies in the field of developing key competencies taking into account digital transformation and what underlies the development of strategies by these countries to achieve the desired educational results. The educational system of Singapore, which occupies a leading position in the quality of education according to the reports of the World Economic Forum and in international studies in the field of assessing the quality of education, and also demonstrates impressive results in the field of digital transformation of the entire government management system, was selected for analysis. The subject of the author’s consideration is the study of conditions that could ensure the formation of key competencies, in particular critical thinking, and that would take into account the process of digitalization of education as a necessary context. The article provides data from an analysis of state educational programs and strategies that determine the development of the country's educational policy for the next few years.