ТЕОРІЯ ЕВОЛЮЦІЙНОГО ВЧЕННЯ ТА ЇЇ РОЛЬ У ФОРМУВАННІ НАУКОВОГО СВІТОГЛЯДУ СТУДЕНТІВ В СИСТЕМІ ПІДГОТОВКИ ВЧИТЕЛІВ ПРИРОДНИЧОГО СПРЯМУВАННЯ

Abstract

The article examines the importance of the educational discipline ″Theory of Evolutionary Teaching″ in the system of training future teachers of natural sciences. The role of this discipline in the formation of students’ scientific outlook is highlighted. The main part of the scientific worldview contains the views and beliefs that were formed on the basis of knowledge about nature and society and became the internal position of the individual. The theory of evolution forms scientific views and beliefs about the structure of the universe, the origin of life on Earth, the origin of man, and others. The educational and professional programs implemented in the Volodymyr Vynnychenko Central Ukrainian State University at the Department of Natural Sciences and Methods of their teaching were analyzed. These educational and professional programs present a number of general, professional competencies and program learning outcomes. Among general competencies, the ability to form a scientific worldview, development of human existence, society and nature, and spiritual culture are listed. Among the professional competences, the ability to use biological concepts, laws, concepts, teachings and theories of Biology to explain and develop students' understanding of the integrity and interdependence of living systems and organisms are mentioned; the ability to understand and be able to explain the structure, functions, vital activity, reproduction, classification, origin, distribution, use of living organisms and systems of all levels of organization; the ability to reveal the essence of biological phenomena, processes and technologies, to solve biological problems; the ability to explain to specialists and non-specialists the strategy of sustainable development of mankind and ways of solving its global problems based on a deep understanding of modern problems of natural sciences. Among the learning outcomes, it is indicated that a student knows biological terminology and nomenclature, understands the basic concepts, theories and general structure of biological science; as well he or she knows the basic laws and provisions of genetics, molecular biology, and the theory of evolution. The working program of the academic discipline and its contents were also analyzed. The structure and integration of this subject is shown, which combines such natural sciences as: genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry, ecology, paleontology, morphology, systematics, embryology, comparative anatomy and physiology, anthropology, biophysics, quantum physics, nuclear physics, astronomy, biocybernetics, biogeography, paleogeography, geology and other sciences. Keywords: theory of evolutionary teaching, natural sciences, biology, biology and chemistry teacher, natural sciences teacher, scientific outlook, competences.