MODERNIZATION OF TEXTBOOKS AND MANUALS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL ON THE PRINCIPLES OF CHILDCENTRISM

Abstract

The article outlines the features of a new educational program "On the Wings of Success" prepared before the beginning of 2018-2019 a.y. in accordance with the Law of Ukraine "On Education" and the State Standard for Primary Education and, on its example, the potential of educational programs for the development of primary education in Ukraine is disclosed. The actuality of work is determined by the necessity of disclosing the peculiarities of developing educational programs for primary schools and their construction on the basis of typical programs according to the Law of Ukraine "On Education" adopted in 2017 (from 09.05.2017 № 2145-VII), which for the first time provides for the preparation of educational programs, in particular by pedagogical collectives of the institutions of general secondary education. By the example of the educational program "On the Wings of Success", the author illustrates the definition of goals (strategic and tactical) of primary education with their subsequent decomposition into tasks that are detailed in accordance with each subject of study. Then the principles and approaches aimed at realization of the specified tasks are presented and described. The peculiarities of organization of the educational process on the defined scientific principles are revealed in all the components of the educational program defined in the Law of Ukraine "On Education" (clause 1, article 32): requirements to persons who can begin to study on it; a list of educational components and their logical consistency; total academic load and expected learning outcomes; forms of organization of educational process; description and tools of the system of in-school education quality assurance; requirements for institutions of general secondary education who will choose the program. The author emphasizes the importance of approbation and experimental verification within the framework of the All-Ukrainian experiment of the developed educational programs and, taking into account the results of such work, outlines the strategic directions of the development of primary education, which should be reflected in educational programs for primary school. The article is addressed to teachers, scholars conducting research in the field of education, teachers of higher pedagogical educational institutions and institutes of postgraduate pedagogical education, as well as to anyone interested in this topic.