The Effectiveness of Students’ Independent Work and Metacognitive Skills Formation

The paper shows the ways of developing students' autonomy in education and the importance of teaching self-learning skills. The article determines the factors of students’ self-organization in the process of independent work. The author presents the main methodological aspects of developing students' metacognitive skills and describes the system of metacognitive skillsformation. The system consists of four stages: informational, control, operational, analytical. The techniques and methods of metacognitive skills formation are indicated. One of the most eff ective methods is the project method. It helps to improve communication skills,to use authentic resources,it stimulates motivation, increases cognitive activity, it helps to organize an independent form of work and to form metacognitive skills. The success and eff ectiveness of students' independent work largely depends on the organization of this activity.