Classification of private auxiliary lessons

This article presents the results of a comprehensive study of private auxiliary lessons, including theoretical and empirical methods, carried out in the period from 2017 to 2020. The main approaches to the study of the problem of classification of private auxiliary lessons are system and structural-functional ones. The goals of private auxiliary classes have been defined. Their key features have been identified: they are conducted individually or in small groups; they are organized regularly; they are conducted to assist in the education of schoolchildren; they depend on the main education system; they are characterized by maximum individualization of the learning process; in most cases, they are not standardized; they are based on the principle of rhizomatic learning; in most cases, they belong to non-formal education. Based on the goals, the types of these classes have been defined, which are divided into types according to the corresponding characteristics, and their description has been given.