Development of ecological values of future teachers of natural sciences by changing the educational content

Abstract

The thesis that environmental problems are the most dangerous ones is widely recognized nowadays. In modern educational conditions, a teacher of natural sciences can be a promoter of ecological values. This makes relevant the need to develop new approaches to the training of teachers of this profile. This study deals with the formation of eco-values of future natural sciences teachers and proposes a number of changes to the educational content of their training by involving the author’s educational and methodological developments – subject “Axiology”, special course “Axiological foundations of training future natural sciences teachers”, and axio-pedagogical training. The material presents an empirical part of the study that reflects the definition and analysis of the dynamics of formation and assimilation of environmental values due to the changes in the educational content. The research used the following elements of the diagnostic system: method of diagnosing the intensity of subjective attitude to nature “Nature Lover” by V. Yasvin, S. Deryaba and determination of the peculiarities of the formation of ecological consciousness components, methodology of the questionnaire “Ecological concepts”, questionnaire “Determination of the level of assimilation of ecological concepts” by T. Yevdokimova, technique “Incomplete sentences” by O. Hrybanova, and technique “Test of the development level of the ecological consciousness components of the individual” by O. Asafova. The empirical research established the psychological and pedagogical features of the ecological values development among students.