The article is devoted to the complex learning of the research activity as the highest form of self-educational pupils’ work. The main forms and methods of research technologies are taken up at the lessons of History. A number of science technologies has been cited as an example which is to contribute to pupils’ creative activities develop their logical thinking form the research skills and abilities which are corresponded to the main principles of the Ukrainian school in building of the social - active personality. The educational methods and ways are described in this work which can activate and develop the abilities of the research activity. The main kinds of the subject research have been found out the process of pupils educational-cognitive activity has been systematized