Annotation: The article proposes a solution to the problem of goal-setting from the standpoint of activity and competency-based approaches. Concrete formulations of the goals and objectives of the academic disciplines "Methodology of Teaching Natural Sciences" and the school course "Natural Sciences" are given. The choice of these disciplines to illustrate examples of the formulation of the learning goal is determined by their specificity. Since in the course of “Natural Sciences”, students should learn the initial concepts of natural sciences (biology, geography, ecology, human physiology, history of society, etc.), the proposed examples of the wording of the goals and objectives of science lessons will help, according to the authors, teachers and other specialists in the field of education to formulate, by analogy, the goals of disciplines from other areas of science. The specificity of the school course "Natural Sciences" determines the specifics of the theory and technology of teaching this discipline. The wordings of the goals and objectives of the course “Methods of Teaching Natural Sciences” proposed by the authors are developed in accordance with the goals and objectives of the school discipline “Natural Sciences” in compliance with the logic of presentation, a sufficient degree of validity and convincing conclusions, as well as taking into account the specifics of the subject and the didactic principle of continuity.

Annotation: In the light of reforms in the field of education in Kazakhstan, it is necessary to revise approaches to meeting the cognitive needs of students, taking into account their abilities and motivation to learn.Special attention should be paid to children who have increased motivation to learn and pronounced abilities in certain school subjects. These are the so-called "Olympians". The article proposes a solution to the problem that arises in every secondary school, namely, how to teach such children to promote their optimal development. The authors of the article analyzed the work of secondary schools and, on its basis, identified positive and problematic aspects. To solve the identified problems, the system of work of the school in the direction of work with children with increased motivation for learning and gifted children was proposed: a cyclic plan of the school, recommendations on the organization of the school of the Olympic reserve, a strategy for training a selected group of children was proposed

Annotation: In accordance with the law on education, the Republic of Kazakhstan guarantees the equality of the rights of all to receive a quality education, taking into account the intellectual development, psychophysiological and individual characteristics of each. The article is devoted to the analysis of the development of inclusive education, the problems on the path of introducing inclusive education are considered, the analysis of the experience of conducting an IT school in the framework of inclusive education is given. An attempt was made to identify factors contributing to the successful implementation of inclusive education methods.

Annotation: The article deals with problem-situational learning using cases as a form of foreign language classes. The features of the case-method implementation in the educational process at English lessons are considered. The analysis of requirements to development and application of a method of cases in educational process is carried out. Examples of the use of situational tasks in the educational process are given.

Annotation: Essential aspects of formation of terminological thesaurus in the field of aluminium industry are considered in the article. It is known that such dictionaries are usually ranked depending on the sphere of their activity. They may include technical dictionaries, phraseological dictionaries, dictionaries of synonyms, polytechnic dictionaries, special dictionaries in different directions, etc. This process of thesaurus formation not only ensures the integrity of the system, but also provides access to its content.