Development of cognitive processes in connection with the age particularities of students as a determining factor in the process of forming and developing investigative competence

The paper is an analysis of the stages of formation of investigative competence in correlation with the cognitive potential of students. The cognitive development of children is achieved in several consecutive stages, each stage being characterized by the formation of a certain type of thinking and the different structuring of mental operations. The analysis of these psycho-pedagogical aspects reveals human potential and can be correlated with the learning methodology for effective learning.