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Pedagogical interaction in the process of realization of teaching methods based on different theoretical and methodological foundations is considered in the article. The character of teaching methods used for realization of humanistic approach to a student is specified.

The article is devoted to analysis of the major philosophical and pedagogical concepts in the United States in the XX century: pragmatism, behaviorism, humanism, constructivism and cognitivism. The subject matter of the research is peculiarities and trends of the educational thought in the United States in the context of the formation and development of the education system in the United States in the XX century.