Organization of educational work with gifted students in primary school in the conditions of implementation of the concept of the new ukrainian school

Abstract

The modern development of world civilization is characterized by the rapid pace of
introduction of new information technologies and globalization processes. The progress of almost all areas of human activity depends on people who have a non-standard perception of the world around them, are extremely active, energetic, able to work and can achieve high results in the chosen field of activity. Thus, the problem of giftedness, creativity, intelligence comes to the fore in public policy, determining the search, education and upbringing of gifted children and youth.
The problem of identifying, developing and teaching gifted children is of great interest in the pedagogical environment in the implementation of the Concept of the New Ukrainian School. Numerous studies of the development of gifted children emphasize the urgency of this problem in our country and abroad. Particular attention is paid to the formation and development of children’s creative abilities from the first steps of their education in primary school. Gifted are junior high school students who, according to experts, due to their outstanding abilities demonstrate high achievements in one or more areas: intellectual, creative or productive thinking, organizational, artistic, sports and more. They have clear criteria for giftedness not yet developed, although most experts agree that advanced development is inherent in gifted children, that is, ahead of their peers in a number of mental parameters. In the
cognitive sphere, this is manifested in extreme curiosity, the ability to monitor several processes simultaneously, actively explore the world around us, perceive the connections between phenomena and draw appropriate conclusions, creating alternative systems in the imagination. The authors’ experience on the forms and content of educational work with students in order to reveal their creative potential is presented.
The development of the New Ukrainian School, caused by the need to find compliance with modern needs of Ukrainian education to world standards, involves creating conditions to ensure the identification and development of gifted children, the realization of their potential. The New Ukrainian School Concept emphasizes that each child is unique, endowed by nature with unique abilities, talents and opportunities, and the «mission of the new Ukrainian school is to help discover and develop the
abilities, talents and abilities of each child» based on personality-oriented model education and the principle of child-centeredness. The role of the teacher is especially important in the formation of the personality of a gifted child of primary school age, as external influences on the student are carried out during later life. The Professional Standard «Primary Teacher of General Secondary Education», which became the first professional standard in Ukraine approved at the national level, defines «the ability to take into account in creating an educational environment the individual needs of students, including gifted children» one of the leading professional competencies of primary school teachers.