Didactic method of modeling as implementation of the dialectics of phenomenon and essence

The article is devoted to the current problem of the formation of a way of thinking. Based on the analysis of the attitude to the philosophical pair of opposite categories "essence and phenomenon" from the standpoint of positivist and dialectical methods of cognition, as well as the demonstration of the practical implementation of this pair of categories in the modeling process, the truth and effectiveness of the dialectical method of cognition are established. The author comes to the conclusion that it is necessary to design the modern educational process on a dialectical basis.