Abstract

The scientific article deeply analyses the main drawbacks of students’ studying process in primary school, which negatively influence not only the adaptation of the graduates of the primary school to their studies in secondary school, but also have a significant impact on the effectiveness of their further studies. A significant gap between primary and secondary school is observed not only with crucial changes in learning technologies, as students are no longer taught by one teacher, but also with insufficiently balanced curricula. Teacher training in higher educational institutions requires significant improvement, so it is necessary to improve the cooperation between teachers of primary and secondary school. The analysis of educational problems has given the authors of the article to distinguish and explain a range of psychological and pedagogical conditions that will strengthen the implementation of the principle of students’ continuity of learning while transitioning from primary to secondary school, such as: 1) in-depth study of the psychological characteristics of students in primary school and the corresponding interaction of primary school teachers with teachers who will teach in the 5th grade; 2) in September holding a joint conference of teachers who teach students in the 5th grade, a class teacher, a practical psychologist with a teacher who taught students in primary school; 3) the requirements of the 5th grade curriculum being introduced to primary school teachers; 4) timely appointment of a class teacher in the future 5th grade; 5) organizing and holding the celebration of the transition of primary school graduates to the 5th grade with the participation of the future class teacher and parents; 6) joint methodical associations of teachers of 4th and 5th grades; 7) the organization of a parent’s lecture, which will introduce the peculiarities of the educational process in the 5th grade, the use of other educational technologies, psychological and physiological characteristics of children of this age, etc.; 8) the organization of joint professional development courses for 4th and 5th grade teachers. Keywords: principle, continuity, primary school, secondary school, psychological and pedagogical condition.

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