Article is devoted to questions of formation and development of the higher vocational school of the information competence defined as a basic component of information culture. The author of the provisions which account in student teaching will promote realization of an effective technique of system application of information and communication technologies and achievement of the objectives of high school education locate.

This paper discusses the essence and content of the concept of cognitive activity, the levels of cognitive activity in the learning process and the means of enhancing the cognitive activity of students. To identify the didactic and technological aspects of the use of modern information and communication technologies in teaching mathematics exploratory research from the specialized literature was used. It was concluded that there are many features and possibilities of using ICT as a means of enhancing the cognitive activity of students, as long as there is planning and pro-activity.