Formation of the integrity of perception of the world in students of pedagogical college in the process of studying the subject "Physics and Astronomy"

  • Lyudmyla Leybyk Lutsk Pedagogical College
Keywords: integration, physics component, astronomical component, integrity of world perception.

Abstract

Modern educational theory and practice prove that creativity, adaptability, critical thinking and cooperation are very valuable skills, because in a dynamic world focused on development, exchange of information and knowledge, professionals who can both combine and apply their knowledge from several disciplines are the ones with the distinct advantage. When it comes to students acquiring these skills, integrated learning is an extremely effective approach, as the teacher has the opportunity to demonstrate remarkable creativity, previously limited to the standards of one subject, and students have the opportunity to get a holistic picture of the world and skills required in real life. This article is devoted to the study of combining the course of physics and astronomy on a single integrated humanities basis with the creation of qualitatively new approaches to teaching the course «Physics and Astronomy» in the college, presenting an effective tool for the students to form a holistic picture of the world. Since physics and astronomical components of the educational field «Science» largely share the subject matter, research methods and, as a rule, jointly contribute to the formation of the scientific picture of the world, it is sensible to combine these two components into a single subject «Physics and Astronomy» without losing specifics of each of these components. The article focuses on the integration of physics and astronomical knowledge in studying «Atomic and Nuclear Physics» topic, which provides a systematic presentation of the material with new organic links, theoretical generalization, expanded interpretation of previously acquired knowledge. The development and essence of the integration in education; didactic principles of selection and integration of the physics and astronomical components’ content and their implementation in teaching this topic constitute the research subject of this article.

Published
2020-12-21