FOSTERING EDUCATIONAL AND COGNITIVE ACTIVITY OF PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS UNDER CONDITIONS OF COUPLE AND GROUP FORM OF WORK AT THE LESSON

Abstract

The article deals with the content of the educational and cognitive activity, establishes its structure, and defines the criteria by which the characteristics of the formation levels of primary school students have been presented. The essence of the concepts of “stimulus”, “the process of stimulating learning and cognitive activity” and their relationship with motives have been analyzed in the article. The characteristic of the psychological features of primary school studentsʼ educational and cognitive activity has been presented. The article also offers effective means of stimulating junior students' educational and cognitive activity in the classroom. The basic conditions for effective pedagogical stimulation of the primary school studentsʼ educational and cognitive activity have been substantiated, among which the organization of classroom pair and group forms of work for the purpose of mastering the educational material is determined. The value of these organizational forms of educational and cognitive activities lies in the higher motivation of the learning process at each level, the ability to implement a differentiated approach to solving problems, search for real opportunities for active cooperation, mutual assistance, and partnership. The methods of pair and group forms of students' educational activity have been revealed in primary school. In addition, ways of stimulating organization their educational and cognitive activity have been offered. The methods of pair and group forms of organization of educational activity of students have been revealed in primary school. In addition, ways of stimulating their educational and cognitive activity have been offered. The results of experimental verification of the effectiveness of the proposed conditions for stimulating the educational and cognitive activity of younger students are presented in the process of pair and group work.