Аннотация:The article dwells on the issue concerned with some consideration beset with the notion of teaching methods in the system of didactical tuition. It is underscored that the notion of “teaching methods” is considered to be one of the central and problematic ones in reference to the “didactics” section of the pedagogy course. At the same time, one should also indicate the ways of optimal choice of teaching methods, their methodologically correct application and methods of analyzing an application of teaching methods in practice.