A METHODOLOGY FOR FORMING STUDENTS' SOCIAL-COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE DURING THE PRIMARY EDUCATION PROCESS BY APPLYING THE 4K PRINCIPLES (CREATIVITY, CRITICAL THINKING, COMMUNICATION, AND COLLABORATION)

This article explores the methodological foundations for developing primary school students’ social-communicative competence through the integration of 4K principles: creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration. The study is based on a mixed-methods research design, combining quantitative and qualitative approaches to assess the effectiveness of 4K-based instructional strategies. A pedagogical experiment was conducted with primary school students, divided into experimental and control groups, over a 12-week period. The experimental group was taught using interactive, student-centered methods, including group work, role-playing, and problem-based learning, while the control group followed traditional teaching approaches. The article concludes that the proposed methodology provides an effective framework for fostering socially competent and communicatively active learners in primary education.