The study of the formation of relations of educational cooperation of younger schoolchildren

Abstract

Introduction: the need to study the current state of relations of educational cooperation of younger students is determined by the increasing role of communicative universal educational activities in the development of modern society. However,  a number of studies it prove that often the life of a modern school does not provide any opportunities to use the potential resources of such an important component of the development of the student, as educational cooperation. Traditional school due to many restrictions does not always provide the possibility to build a student-centered relationship of educational cooperation in combination with a differentiated approach to younger students. Numerous studies often describe the interaction of students with adults and peers separately, that prevents making unified approaches to the child's socialization.The initial step towards solving this problem should be the complex study of the areas of interaction and diverse study of the formation of relations of educational cooperation of younger schoolchildrenMaterials and Methods: in article the diagnostic program-the complex made of the techniques giving the chance to get the idea of a modern state of development of the relations of educational cooperation in elementary school is declared. They were: a technique with the working title  “ the Carpet”, allowing to establish levels of development of skills of group interaction of younger schoolchildren in the lessons; “Sociometric research”, intended for identification of the social status of the child in children's group; “Self-esteem ladder”, designed to determine the adequacy of children's self-esteem in the sphere of business contacts of the child with classmates.Results: the results of the study of the formation of relations of educational cooperation among younger schoolchildren with peers in a specially created innovative conditions in the context of a given procedure of learning and initiated by the child communication. The idea of teachers about the most important for younger schoolchildren’s psychological conditions of development of relations of educational cooperation is revealed.Discussion and Conclusions: the study suggests that for the effective development of relations of educational cooperation with children it is necessary to create a special innovative learning environment, which provides a high motivational basis for younger students to achieve their goals, initiatives, independence, strengthen their social status in the group of peers, increase self-esteem.