READING AS A PEDAGOGIcAL PROBLEM

The aim of the research is to determine the role of reading in the formation of school culture. In 2015-2019, the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan held a competition “Literature connoisseurs” with the participation of students of 8 to 11 grades of secondary schools. The competition was organized at the school, district (city) and country levels. The school stage was dedicated to identifying students who have a tendency and interest in reading fiction and who regularly read examples of Azerbaijani and world literature. Students answered the relevant questions in the questionnaires (works they read, their authors, the topic, idea, educational significance of each work, etc.) in written form. A list of more than 10 students in grades 8 to 9 and more than 15 students in grades 9 to 11 is being prepared. A maximum of 3 (three) students from each school is selected and their list (name, surname, father’s name, school, class) is officially submitted to the education department (office) for participation in the district (city) stage. The district (city) stage of the competition is aimed at revealing students’ knowledge of Azerbaijani and world literature  (classical literature, twentieth century literature, modern literature, prominent literary figures and their works, their comparison by creative directions, etc.), the social nature of the works of art, Tasks were prepared to understand the role of people in spiritual education, the place they occupy in the history of literature, to study their independent views on these works and the copies reflected in them. Tasks were prepared in 2 or more variants with 15 questions, each question was answered in writing. After the assessment of the tasks on the basis of the relevant criteria, the result of each student was determined by comparing the two codes. Based on these results, a ranking table was compiled and the winners were sent to the national stage. The country stage was organized in Baku with the participation of students of 8th to 11th grades of secondary schools and was attended by 93 people in 2016, 111 people in 2017, 110 people in 2018 and 125 people in 2019. The research showed that the recent targeted reforms in the field of education have also affected the development of children’s reading culture. The reason for the progress in this work is the change in the philosophy and methodology of reading. The stages of formation of reading culture and mathematical-statistical generalization of the results of the country stage of 2019 were also conducted in the research.