Working with historical sources in school and university

The article is devoted to the problem of strengthening the research component in the system of modern education. At the history lessons at school and when studying the discipline "History" in the university research activity is carried out by students course of working with historical sources. The article summarizes different approaches to the problem and the algorithm of work with historical sources, based on the gradual complication. This algorithm includes three stages: reproducing, searching, creative.