Diagnostics of the Attitude of First-Graders Towards Traditional Russian Values
Author(s)
Maria P. Voyushina, Doctor of Sciences (Pedagogy), Professor of the Department of Pedagogy of Primary Education and Artistic Development of the Child, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9160-9086, AuthorID: 291849, Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
48 Moika emb., Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russia, tel: +7 (812) 2527314, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Svetlana A. Belorussova, Candidate of Sciences (Pedagogy), Associate professor of the Department of Language and Literary Education of the Child, https://orcid.org/ 0000-0002-6405-5102, SPIN-code: 2246–8761, AuthorID: 343060, Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
48 Moika emb., Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russia, tel: +7 (812) 2527314, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Abstract: Introduction. The relevance of this study stems from the need in both methodological science and school practice to identify ways to address the contradiction between the necessity of
instilling traditional Russian values in primary school students and the objective difficulty of diagnosing the progress and effectiveness of this process.
Materials and methods. The study describes a comprehensive diagnostic technique designed to reveal the first-graders’ attitude to traditional values, along with the results of an ascertaining experiment conducted in the first grades of six schools in St. Petersburg.
Results. The creative works of 297 schoolchildren were analyzed. The figurative representations and logical characterizations of “good” and “bad” life provided by the children were correlated with traditional values. The hierarchy of values as perceived by first-graders was established, and the main trends in their understanding of “good” and “bad” were identified.
Discussion and conclusion. The baseline diagnostics presented are utilized by the Federal Innovation Platform working on the dialogue approach to fostering traditional Russian values in primary school students and can assist in planning educational activities for first-graders. Future research will focus on analyzing individual first-graders’ works and documenting the progress and outcomes of innovative activities in grades 1–4.
Keywords: Traditional Russian values, diagnostic methodology, primary school student, first-grader, dialogue
For citation: Voyushina M.P., Belorussova S.A. Diagnostics of the Attitude of First-Graders Towards Traditional Russian Values. Pedagogicheskiy IMIDZH = Pedagogical IMAGE. 2025; 19 (3). Pp.366-383. (In Russ.). DOI: 10.32343/2409-5052-2025-19-3-366-383
DOI: 10.32343/2409-5052-2025-19-3-366-383
UDС: 372.4
The article was submitted to the editorial office on 12.08.2024, approved after review on
29.08.2025, and accepted for publication on 30.08.2025.