FORMATION OF RESEARCH SKILLS IN THE COURSE OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN GENERAL AND ADDITIONAL EDUCATION

Abstract

The article examines the process of forming research skills within the framework of the practical implementation of the project method in the educational process in relation to such levels of the educational system as general and additional education in classes on the development of knowledge, skills and abilities in general and special disciplines. The article analyzes the specifics of project activity, which acts as one of the pedagogical technologies used in teaching students in general and additional education as a tool that contributes to the formation of research skills that are mandatory for any student in the modern realities of a competitive environment. The potential of using the project method in the educational process in general and additional education has been studied in terms of the formation of research skills that determine the ability of children to create new concepts, to learn about the surrounding reality through the collection, analysis, and systematization of data about it. The importance of project activity, which is one of the most effective tools used in general and additional education for the formation of students’ research skills, is indicated. The interrelation of project activity and the process of formation of research skills of students mastering educational programs in educational institutions of general and additional education is considered.