Developing Graphic Skills in Fifth-Grade Students in Craft (Technology) Classes

The purpose of the article is to provide a theoretical rationale and an experimental validation of the pedagogical conditions necessary for developing graphic skills in fifth-grade students during craft (technology) classes. The article discusses the rele-vance of the study and defines the concepts of “skill” and “graphic skills”. The criteria for evaluating graphic skills are identified as motivational, cognitive, operational-activity, and reflective-evaluative. An experimental study has been conducted at Sec-ondary School No. 65 in Ulan-Ude, which included three stages: diagnostic, forma-tive, and control. At the diagnostic stage, the level of graphic skills development among the fifth-grade students in craft classes has been assessed, and pedagogical conditions for their development have been proposed. The structure and content of the formative stage are also presented. Conclusions are drawn based on the results of the control stage of the experimental work.