Abstract. On the basis of theoretical analysis and personal experience of the author substantiates the impact of vocational training in high school to develop students' mental functions, as well as psycho-pedagogical conditions that ensure the effectiveness of cognitive abilities.

Keywords: cognitive abilities, students, development, professional development of mental functions.

Seminа Inna – Ph.D., assistant professor of pedagogy and psychology of higher education FGAOU VPO «North-Caucasian Federal University»

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