Pedagogical conditions for the development of cognitive interests of primary school students by means of project technologies

Abstract

The proposed article highlights the peculiarities of the development of cognitive interests of primary school students by means of project technologies. Project technologies are revealed as an optimal means of organizing students' cooperation among themselves, which takes place taking into account their interests. Within the framework of the conducted research, the need to reveal the content of the related concepts of the key definition, namely: "project", "project activity", "design", etc., has been proven. The author of the publication defined the category "cognitive interests of elementary school students" as: the state of the student's personality, which is characterized by interest, a desire to learn new things, to acquire new knowledge; the motive for carrying out educational activities, which directly affects the formation of the personality itself. Attention is focused on the fact that the use of project technologies during education has an impact on the formation of the personality of a junior high school student, and, in particular, on his cognitive interests. It was found that the potential of using design technologies for the development of cognitive interests of primary school students is as follows: creation of emotional conditions, activity of cognitive interests; ensuring the stages of students' awareness of the goals, motives and methods of learning; expanding the limits of using cognitive experience. The author of the article emphasizes that the development of cognitive interests of primary school students by means of project technologies will be successful through the use of such pedagogical conditions as: 1) increasing motivation and interest in learning through the use of project technologies; 2) creating an emotional connection between the teacher and students at the stage of their involvement in the project activity; 3) activation of problem situations with the use of design technologies.