The article considers a positional training model as a way to energize students in class. The research problem is theoretically underpinned, the essence of the positional training method is revealed and its implementation is presented through description of its practical realization. Experimental data of the model efficiency are provided, having chosen the components of students’ culture of thinking. Analysis of the conducted pedagogical experiment specifies primary areas for improving the implementation of complex pedagogical conditions for creating culture of thinking, regarding interrelations between its components: knowledge, abilities, motivation, thinking and emotional intelligence.