PUPILS’ SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ACTIVITY DEVELOPMENT IN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL: THE CASE OF LITHUANIA

The article deals with the education of pupils' abilities and interest in scientific research activity in comprehensive school. The article presents the assessment of the situation of the teaching process in comprehensive school concerning pupils' interest in scientific research activity, defines the most significant and influential factors stimulating and hindering learners' interest in scientific research activity. The article gives the assessment of favourableness of current teaching process in orienting pupils for the scientist's, researcher's career and the evaluation of teachers' competences forming and developing pupils' scientific research abilities in the teaching – learning process. The article makes recommendations on the organization and development of the teaching – learning process, seeking to strengthen learners' interest in scientific research activity. It gives the prognosis of the change in the situation educating pupils' interest in scientific research activity and in teachers' competences forming and developing pupils' scientific research abilities in the teaching process.