DESIGN AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN THE PROCESS OF TEACHING HISTORY

The article discusses the process of organizing the design and research activities of students in grades 5-8 in History lessons and extracurricular activities and ways to improve its efficiency. The degree of study of this problem in the works of modern researchers in the field of pedagogy, methods of teaching History, and psychology is analyzed. The theoretical issues of the essence, classification and age characteristics of design and research activities in grades 5-8 of secondary school are studied. The results of the implementation of the author's professional project carried out within the framework of pedagogical practice in two schools of Sevastopol are presented. The conducted survey of schoolchildren confirms the effectiveness of the organization of design and research activities in History lessons and shows the need to find ways to increase the motivation of students to participate in design and research activities.