DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION COMPETENCE OF STUDENTS IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL

In the conditions of the rapid growth of information flows and their widespread use as a powerful means of communication, there are the problems of society intellectualization, the creation and introduction of new technologies, based on the effective use of knowledge, as a resource for the development of society. However, the issues, related to the development of information competence in the middle school are still not resolved, and are not brought in compliance with the needs of this stage of education system. Taking into account the urgency of the problem and insufficiency of its development, the study was aimed at determining the level of formedness of information competence of middle school students, and experimental approbation of the organizational and pedagogical conditions for the development of this competence. On the basis of the Municipal Autonomous General Educational Institution "Secondary School no 39 with enhanced education in English" of the Vakhitovsky District of Kazan, a low level of students' ability for independent search, analysis, selection, processing and transferring of information was defined, using the method of expert assessment. A system of methods, aimed mainly at encouraging of students for self-gaining of knowledge, conscious mastering of skills and abilities in the process of active cognitive and practical activity, was proposed.