Forming research competence of students: methodological aspect (experience of VOLRC RAS REC)

The article studies the formation of research competence of schoolchildren in the modern educational system. The purpose of the study is to systematize methodological recommendations for forming research competence by summarizing the teaching experience of the Research-and-Education Center of the Vologda Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (VolRC RAS REC). The article presents a brief overview of conceptual foundations of the competence approach, the opinion of a number of scientists involved in research in this sphere, the framework principles and key concepts of the approach, the understanding and correlation between “competency” and “competence”, and the review of scientific theoretical and methodological approaches to defining a research competence. Based on content analysis of approaches it is concluded that it is a set of knowledge, abilities, skills, and experience in conducting research, obtaining specific new knowledge, a new intellectual product, creating a new project, a new solution to the problem, quality and skills that a person should show when conducting an effective study of any issue...