Olympiad Tasks in the Russian Language Based on Literary Texts in Primary School as a Means of Developing Pupils’ Learning Skills
Author(s)
Irina A. Podrugina, Doctor of Sciences (Pedagogy), Associate Professor, Professor Department of Methods of Teaching Literature, https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1851-6322, Moscow Pedagogical State University
1 Malaya Pirogovskaya St, bldg. 1 Moscow, 119435, Russia, tel: +7 (499) 2450310, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Olga N. Levushkina, Doctor of Sciences (Pedagogy), Associate Professor, Professor Department of Methods of Teaching Russian Language, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8830-0969, Moscow Pedagogical State University
1 Malaya Pirogovskaya St, bldg. 1 Moscow, 119435, Russia, tel: +7 (499) 2450310, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Marina V. Karavashkina, Candidate of Sciences (Pedagogy), Associate Professor, Head of M. R. Lvov Department of Primary Philological Education, https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6358-970X, Moscow Pedagogical State University
1 Malaya Pirogovskaya St, bldg. 1 Moscow, 119435, Russia, tel: +7 (499) 2450310, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Julia I. Solovyova, Candidate of Sciences (Pedagogy), Associat Professor of M. R. Lvov Department of Primary Philological Education, Moscow Pedagogical State University
1 Malaya Pirogovskaya St, bldg. 1 Moscow, https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1602-3519, 119435, Russia, tel: +7 (499) 2450310, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Abstract:
Introduction. The article addresses a topical issue related to the participation of primary school students in subject-based Olympiads. The article names and compares modern approaches to designing Olympiad tasks for younger pupils, examines various types of Russian language tasks, the principles of their development, and the possibilities of their use in lessons and extracurricular activities. The purpose of the study is to identify the principles of creating Olympiad tasks for primary school pupils and the ways of using advanced-level tasks in the educational process.
Materials and Methods. The scientific premise for writing this article was the publication prepared by the authors of the collections “Russian Language. Olympiad Tasks” for grades 1–2, 3, and 4 (published by Prosveshchenie Publishing). The methodological premise was the authors’ view on what advanced-level tasks for primary school pupils should be like. The authors are convinced that such tasks serve not only, or primarily, to differentiate pupils by their knowledge level, but rather to develop various skills in primary school that are necessary both for solving a particular linguistic task and for completing tasks of other types. The article analyzes a number of tasks presented in the published collections and demonstrates how the work with linguistic material can be organized. As material for the tasks for grades 1-2, literary texts that are part of children’s reading were used. The tasks for grades 3 and 4 are based on literary works included in the school curriculum of he “School of Russia” educational-methodical complex.
Results. The article analyzes different types of Olympiad tasks for primary school students. The authors show what foundation for further successful learning can be laid through the completion of these tasks.
Conclusion. The authors conclude that it is necessary to include advanced-level tasks in the system of curricular and extracurricular activities for primary school students. The main goal of such work is to provide the student with a tool for solving non-standard tasks.
Keywords: olympiad tasks, primary school, linguistic material, literary works, advanced-level tasks, pupils’ learning skills, task-solving algorithm, principles of task design
For citation: Podrugina I.A., Levushkina O.N., Karavashkina M.V., Solovyeva Yu.I. Olympiad Tasks in the Russian Language Based on Literary Texts in Primary School as a Means of Developing Pupils’ Learning Skills. Pedagogicheskiy IMIDZH = Pedagogical IMAGE. 2025; 19 (3). Pp.384-394. (In Russ.). DOI: 10.32343/2409-5052-2025-19-3-384-394
DOI: 10.32343/2409-5052-2025-19-3-384-394
UDС: 372.46
The article was submitted to the editorial office on 21.07.2025, approved after review on 19.08.2025, and accepted for publication on 10.09.2025.