Competence-based approach in primary education: current trends

The article discusses the features of the formation of a competence-based approach that allows identifying learning outcomes. The purpose of the article is to study the effectiveness of a competence-based approach to teaching primary school students. The objectives of this study were to analyze modern and traditional teaching methods in primary schools to assess the effectiveness of their application to improve the quality of teaching the subject "Natural Sciences" in primary schools. Thanks to this approach, students' personality is improved and key competencies are formed. This approach is aimed at learning outcomes, according to which the ability of students to take concrete actions in various situations outside of school is determined, i.e., students should be able to apply the knowledge gained in the learning process in life. The competence approach is aimed at a school graduate who will have not only specific knowledge in a particular field, but also the ability to solve life problems. As a result of the analysis of literary sources related to the competence approach in teaching, we have revealed that the approach under study is a way to strengthen the contradiction between the need to provide high-quality education and the inadmissibility of solving the problem traditionally by increasing the amount of information assimilated. In the process of writing the article, we applied general scientific research methods: content analysis, review of scientific publications, and analysis of regulatory documents in the field of education. The results of the study include an emphasis on the use of competence-oriented tasks in primary school to form students' key competencies.