Modern pedagogical tasks and methods of creative abilities development of junior students (of the first cycle)

The article deals with a topical problem concerning creative abilities development of primary school students (of the 1st cycle). The general aim of the article is to reveal the concept of modern pedagogical tasks and methods that help to develop students’ creative abilities. On the basis of thorough analysis and systematization of scholarly literature it is indicated in the article that to develop creative abilities of children in the 1st and the 2nd grades successfully and harmoniously it is necessary to create favorable conditions and use various forms, methods and tasks during educational process. It is stated that the main components of junior students’ creative abilities are creative attention and thinking and it presupposes the use of certain tasks. Moreover the authors emphasize the idea that with the development of creative abilities, students become more interested in new knowledge, the level of independence in learning increases, and therefore the teacher should focus on revealing curiosity and interest in students, expanding their interest in learning process and thinking, communication skills, etc. The importance of creative tasks at school is underlined in the article. Three levels of the creative tasks complexity are singled out and characterized in the paper. They are elementary, medium and high. It is mentioned that these levels should be taken into consideration in the process of children’s creative abilities development. The most successful and active methods of teaching and developing creative abilities of junior students are identified and analyzed in the article. They are: conversation, didactic game, interactive methods, method of brainstorming, method of combinatorial actions, method «Think about something else», project method, etc. Besides, the practicability and advantages of these methods are described and certain tasks for developing creativity at class are offered. The authors believe that in the process of developing students’ creative abilities the teacher must adhere to such principles as, for example, students support and belief in their strength, informative and relevant learning materials, the use of modern forms and methods, etc. Thus, the above mentioned kinds of work will certainly serve the successful and effective development of children's creative abilities.