Application of Case-technology for Development of Critical Thinking Ability of Students

The article is devoted to the analysis of experience of case study application in teaching of historical disciplines in higher educational institutions. Problem definition: Analysis of case study as an educational method; possibilities of application of the case study method in the study of historical events and turning points of history; analysis of seminar classes in the subjects “Alternative Possibilities of Development of Russia in 1917”. Research objectives: To develop methods of application of case study in teaching of historical disciplines in higher educational institutions; to show the value of case method as an instrument for development of history students’ critical thinking.