II Republican Children`s Competition of local history mathematical problems for primary school children named after Professor T. Ospanov

The Department of Professional Training, Educational Program «Primary Education» of the Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology held the II Republican Children`s Competition of local history mathematical problems for primary school children named after Professor T. Ospanov.

The competition was held in an online format. It was announced on February 15, 2022. The works could be submitted before March 15, 2022. On April 1, the results were published and the certificates were delivered to the participants.

Goals and objectives of the competition:
1. Increase students` interest in the traditions, culture and history of their native land.
2. Development of research, local history, ethnographic activities when creating region oriented mathematical problems.
3. Foster a patriotic attitude towards their home area and respect for its historical and cultural heritage, responsibility for its fate.
4. Identification, development and support of students with aptitude and ability for the methodology of mathematics and its study.
5. Motivate students for creative activities.

The members of jury voted online on the selected criteria.

The competition was held in age groups: students of 1-4 Grades. 110 applications were received. From Russian schools-and Kazakh schools equally.

Plot mathematical problems were accepted to the competition:
- the plot of which contains local history material, covering the historical characteristics of their native land.
- the mathematical content of the problems had to correspond to the curriculum of the primary school mathematics course.
- the structure and type of the problem are chosen independently.
- The problem`s solution is formalized and formatted with an explanation up to the student.

The problems must be created by the students themselves. The children had to find local history materials in various reliable sources, in archival materials, or recorded from the words of the inhabitants of their native land during ethnographic expeditions. The number of participants in one application for the competition is not more than two students. References to the sources used are required. Each participant must have a supervisor (intern student, teacher, parents, older siblings).

The moderators of the competition were associate professors Assel Akayeva and Larisa Lebedeva and 1st year undergraduates of the Kazakh department: Toylybekova Ulmira, Dzhankenova Anargul, Orazbayeva Aizhan, Tlencieva Bayan, Bakbaeva Aliya, Darkhan Aruzhan, Kulyntaeva Altynai.

The Department of professional training of the EP «Primary Education» expresses its gratitude to the members of the jury and the heads of children`s works.