This article discusses the main components of cognitive and metacognitive activity that activate the process of idea generation in students, as well as their educational and educational potential. The article analyzes the role of processes such as metacognitive control, self-analysis, and reflection in increasing the effectiveness of students' thinking. It also examines the mechanisms of creating new ideas through constructive thinking, and methods of verifying, substantiating, and developing ideas through critical thinking. The article emphasizes these three types of thinking as an important factor in forming a creative approach in students, developing independent decision-making skills, and ensuring the innovativeness of the educational process. The article provides methodological recommendations for teachers and attempts to reveal pedagogical conditions and effective didactic tools that serve to develop idea generation in students.

Cognitive activity, metacognitive activity, idea generation, constructive thinking

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