Innovative thinking is becoming a major component of the educational process in an intensively changing world. This allows students to adapt to new challenges, form their own ideas and find non-standard solutions. This article discusses methods for assessing the level of innovative thinking of a student, which is an urgent task for teachers and educational institutions. In the context of the rapid development of technology and globalization, innovative thinking is becoming a key factor in successful professional activity. It is important to assess the level of innovative thinking of university students, because this, in addition to determining the potential of students, allows them to create educational programs, author's courses in order to train competitive specialists.

This article discusses aspects of the formation of an innovative level of thinking of students using additive technologies in the educational process. 3D printing and other innovative methods, in particular additive technologies, are becoming increasingly relevant in various fields of industry, medicine, etc.

According to the results of the study, a survey of future teachers was conducted, criteria for evaluating the creative work of undergraduates were determined. These criteria were determined depending on the level of choice of the topic of creating a three-dimensional object, the ability to create and represent it, and a creative approach. In the future, it is planned to improve innovative thinking in connection with pedagogical and psychological aspects.