THE READINESS OF FUTURE BIOLOGY TEACHERS FOR ECOLOGOPEDAGOGICAL ACTIVITY: THE RESULT OF RESEARCH

Abstract

The article explains the concept of «readiness of future biology teachers for ecologo-pedagogical activity» as a personal quality. This readiness is distinguished as a result and a mark of training quality, which is examined during the practice of a teacher. The readiness of future biology teachers to ecologopedagogical activity is determined as personal trait that includes the system of knowledge, skills and competence, motive formedness, combination of emotional and willed features of the person that should be directed to organize successfully ecologo-pedagogical activity with pupils. There were estimated the levels of readiness: elementary (the entry level), procreational (the moderate level), and the creative one (the advanced level). It introduces the results of the experimental research of students’ readiness to ecologo-pedagogical activity after finishing next subjects: «Organization of ecologo-pedagogical activity», «Technology of ecological education», «Methodology of ecological education». On the ground of given research there were established the formedness levels of such components as motivational, sense bearing, valuational, emotional and volitional. The analysis of results proved that there are a lot of positive trends in the forming process of future biology teachers’ motives, values, knowledge, skills, emotional and volitional qualities. All these things help to form the readiness for ecologo-educational activity at school. Using statistical methods confirmed the reliability and regularity of the study. They can be used in teaching educational disciplines – pedagogy and pedagogy of higher education, methods of teaching biology.