Formation of skills of creative thinking of high school students on the basis of interactive technologies

The article deals with one of the main competences of a New Ukrainian School – the development of creative thinking. The authors analyse modern works on the problem given, study the peculiarities of senior learners creative thinking skills on the basis of interactive techniques and come to the conclusion of the modern society's needs of creative personalities of the 21st century who strive to create new ideas in various fields and solve problems in an unconventional and qualitative way. It is established that senior learners acquire a good level of language competence, have a definite speech experience, gain the skills of communication and can work in groups. By creative thinking the authors understand the non-standard way of thinking, which activates the creative abilities of a senior learner, the ability to produce new ideas and create new products. It is stressed in the article that the authors believe that interactive techniques may be effective for the development of the creative thinking skills because by interacting with each other in pairs, groups or teams, students do not only improve the level of language, but also develop the skills of interpersonal and group communication in real life situations, learn to solve pedagogical problems creatively and prepare for future interaction with potential secondary school learners. The article features the results of the Ukrainian and foreign authors' English textbooks, recommended by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. The obtained data showed that the textbooks contain insufficient number of interactive techniques as well as insufficient communicative minimum for the development of creative thinking skills of senior learners. The article focuses on the characteristics of interactive techniques in different modes, which correspond to certain stages of creative thinking formation.