Visual - figurative modeling as a means of developing cognitive abilities of children of senior preschool age

Аnnotation. In preschool childhood, especially favorable conditions are created for the development of figurative forms of cognition. The form of mediation, which is mastered by preschoolers and which can be considered as the basis of general mental abilities, is visual-figurative modeling. Visual modeling is a specific form of mediation of mental activity in preschool childhood, acting as one of the general intellectual abilities that is found when solving a wide range of problem.