Cognitive competence of future teacher: content and diagnostics

The article reveals the problem of the formation of the cognitive competence of pedagogical college students in the context of their future professional activities. The relevance of the formation of cognitive competence is substantiated through a comparative analysis of the concepts of «cognitive competence», «critical literacy», «skills of the future». The author has shown the effectiveness of one of the strategies for the formation of cognitive competence - the essay method.