Information and Communication Technologies as a Means of Developing Pupils’ Learning Motivation in Elementary School

Abstract

Abstract This article investigates the problem of using information and communication technologies to develop learning motivation in elementary school students. The Federal State Educational Standards for elementary education calls for developing pupils’ motivation sphere at every lesson and in each school subject. There is a system of means of developing pupils’ learning motivation which were elaborated in pedagogy and psychology but modern education places special emphasis on information and communication technologies. The purpose of the research is to define pedagogical and psychological conditions of using information and communication technologies as a means of develop a pupil's learning motivation in elementary school. We supposed that there were three main conditions: the first one is to use information and communication technologies at different stages of a lesson; the second one is to teach pupils to make use of these technologies; the third is to have pupils use information and communication technologies in educational activity without assistance. We made our research with the primary goal to examine conditions during complex experimental work in elementary school. According to the results, we made a system of lessons using information and communication technologies at different stages of lessons and teach pupils how to use these technologies on their own. We made up recommendations for elementary school teachers to use a system of information and communication technologies in different subjects to develop pupils’ motivation sphere.