FORMATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MINDSET THROUGH MULTIPLE-LEVEL OF ECOLOGICAL EDUCATION

Abstract

Students who study medicine and the younger generation can become environment conscious through the project "Four elements of nature - harmony in everyday life", developed by the staff of the Department of Medical Biology of I.Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University Ministry of Health of Ukraine together with the University of Rzeszow (Poland). The efficiency of formation of personal and professional qualities of a student, the required knowledge, skills and abilities to think rationally and meet modern ecological challenges, ability to actively promote ecological mindset and convey ecological knowledge to younger generations (kids, schoolchildren, students) are studied and analyzed.
The article presents a variety of interactive methods and forms of teaching students, which should be used in the formation and education of environmental mindset. The experience gained in the implementation of certain stages of the project is shown, namely: the use of the method of "teaching-learning", the method of questionnaires, the achievements of scientific work and volunteer work of students.
It was determined that the practical implementation of the tasks and goals of environmental education in educational institutions is based on the principles of the relationship of theoretical knowledge with the practical activities of young people in this field; inclusion of ecological aspects in the structure of subject, special generalizing topics; use of interactive and problem-based teaching methods; a combination of classroom and extracurricular environmental work.