Abstract
The article discusses methods and techniques aimed at developing functional literacy of students, improving and improving the quality of education. The effectiveness of such methods as group learning, dialogic learning, critical thinking, differentiated learning, which contribute to the formation of functional literacy of students and improve the quality of learning, is analyzed. The listed methods are characterized as methods identified with the demands of modern society, forming a person who is creatively thinking, actively acting, self-developing, prone to life actions. The proposed methods and techniques contribute to the development of students’ cognitive outlook, the formation of comprehensive critical thinking, creative activity, the ability to work collaboratively in any team, and to find solutions to complex problems. The methods discussed in the article are applied in the process of teaching the discipline «Methodology of Teaching the Kazakh Language» and are tested in practice. The article provides answers to the questions: how to develop students’ critical thinking and how to apply it in the classroom. The role of group learning, dialogic teaching, and critical thinking methods in the formation of students’ functional literacy has been experimentally proven. During the theoretical study, a comprehensive analysis of scientific and pedagogical literature on the problem under consideration is carried out, the specific features of these methods are identified, and a methodology for their application is proposed.