PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL ASPECTS OF JUNIOR SCHOOLCHILDREN’S RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ORGANIZATION IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS

The article substantiates the relevance and necessity of involving junior schoolchildren in research activities. A brief research analysis on the stated problem has been carried out. The interpretation of the concepts of “activity” and “research activity” has been presented. Psychological and pedagogical aspects of junior schoolchildren’s research activity organization in the learning process have been determined. These are the following: taking into account the age-specific features of the manifestation and development of search activity in children aged 6–10 years, didactic tasks of research activity, teacher’s specific skills to solve research education tasks, and stages of research education organization in primary school. Keywords: junior schoolchildren; activity; research activity; search activity; organization of pupils’ research activity; didactic tasks of research activity; stages of research education organization in primary school.