Research Activity of Primary School Students in the State Standard of Primary Education: A Comparative Analysis of the 2018 and 2025 Editions

- Онопрієнко, Оксана Володимирівна (orcid.org/0000-0002-0301-1392) (2026) Research Activity of Primary School Students in the State Standard of Primary Education: A Comparative Analysis of the 2018 and 2025 Editions Acta Paedagogiсa Volynienses, 1. pp. 161-169. ISSN 2786-4707

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Abstract

The article provides a comparative analysis of the 2018 and 2025 editions of the State Standard of Primary Education in terms of their focus on fostering inquiry-based activity among primary school pupils as a prerequisite for the development of research competence. The relevance of the study is determined by the need to identify the extent to which state standards of primary education establish a regulatory framework for the transition from reproductive learning models to an educational process centered on cognitive inquiry, learner autonomy, and reflection. The analysis was conducted at the conceptual, content-result, procedural, and evaluative-reflective levels, which made it possible to trace the evolution of approaches to the role of inquiry-based activity in primary education. The findings indicate that in the 2018 edition of the Standard, inquiry-based activity is presented mainly implicitly through general formulations of the activity-based and competence-based approaches, without clear regulatory specification of pupils’ research actions. By contrast, the 2025 edition of the Standard demonstrates a strengthened regulatory status of inquiry-based activity, its more systematic integration into expected learning outcomes, the organization of the educational process, and assessment practices. Special attention is given to the interdisciplinary dimension, which shows that inquiry-based actions are most explicitly and consistently embedded in the mathematical and natural science educational fields, whereas in other educational fields they remain largely integrated or potential in nature. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the comprehensive analysis of state standards of primary education from the perspective of inquiry-based activity as a systemic factor in the development of pupils’ research competence. The results obtained may serve as a theoretical foundation for further research and for improving the didactic and methodological principles of implementing inquiry-based learning in primary school.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Inquiry-based activity, research competence, primary education, State Standard of Primary Education, activity-based approach.
Subjects:	Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 37.01/.09 Special auxiliary table for theory, principles, methods and organization of education > 37.02 General questions of didactics and method Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 37.01/.09 Special auxiliary table for theory, principles, methods and organization of education > 37.09 Organization of instruction Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 373 Kinds of school providing general education
Divisions:	Institute of Pedagogics > O. Ya. Savchenko Department of Primary Education
Depositing User:	Лаборант Сироїд О.І.
Date Deposited:	24 Apr 2026 11:26
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2026 11:26
URI:	https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/748964

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