Scientific Journal of KubSAU

One of the main trends of the modern education modernization is its aim to develop the students' individuality. The development of the students' individuality assumes implementation of an individualization principle in teaching. In this work, on the basis of the analysis of main historical and modern definitions of a concept «individualization in teaching» we have identified the following functions: adaptation, developing, realization. Based on these functions the maintenance of the concept of individualization in teaching is specified in modern conditions. The development of the individualization in teaching issues is particularly relevant at a higher degree of basic education, because the individualization of learning at the senior high school is consistent with the age peculiarities of senior high school students. Because of the identified functions, purposes of individualization in teaching at a higher degree of basic education are specified