Observation as a Means of Developing the Cognitive Interest of Younger Schoolchildren in Nature
One of the goals of the new standard is the development of “experience in the implementation of various types of activities” among students. The standard puts “observation of the objects of the world” in the first place. In this regard, the development of the cognitive interest of younger schoolchildren is one of the urgent problems of Russian education. The aim of this study is to identify and justify the pedagogical conditions for organizing observation in the lessons of the world around us, as a means of developing cognitive interest in nature in younger schoolchildren. The article describes the experimental studies carried out on the basis of the comprehensive school of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The levels of formation of cognitive interest of primary school students are revealed. The pedagogical conditions for the formation of the cognitive interest of younger schoolchildren by the method of observation are justified; these are lessons of the natural world in the open air.