MOTIVATION IN THE FORMATION OF BIOECOLOGICAL RESEARCH COMPETENCE OF STUDENTS

Abstract

Research activity is one way to enhance the cognitive process of students. It is based on raising the level of student motivation, development of interest to the study of the learning process that promotes the formation of the biological and ecological research competence. The paper presents the results of empirical research that established increased motivation for success among students as a result of focusing on research activities in teaching biology. The purpose of the research work is to increase the level of students motivation in the fifth and sixth grades in the process of studing biology for the formation of bioecological research competence. The tasks of the research work is to identify the level of students motivation in research activities, to encourage its formation development in extracurricular hours. The success motivation research of the fifth and sixth grades students was carried in the Samara region secondary school during the extracurricular activities (club «Young researcher»). The method of diagnosing students motivation to the success of Thomas Ehlers was used in the research work, the basis of which is the motivational orientation to achieve the desired result, communicative relations to other people and the desire to the vital activity. The estimation of mastering the content of bio-ecological concepts by the students was performed by the method of A. V. Usova with the use of Student's criteria. As a result of the visit the students circle «Young Researcher» and work in it, the 6th grade students showed high level of motivation to succeed (0.69), and lower class respondents 5 (0.53) compared with the control group: Grade 6 (0 37), Class 5 - (0.23). The higher motivation to success (He = 0.37 KG students 6th grade and I'm 0.69 EG), the lower the willingness to take risks. Motivation to success and influence to hope for success: with a strong motivation to succeed hope of success was modest (indicators of the level of motivation of students grades 5 and 6 courses: KG - 0.53; EG - 0.69, respectively). High level of motivation in the learning process is needed to achieve the overall success of the activities of the student. Also, the students attending the circle «Young Researcher» increased the level of achievement of the basic concepts of ecology. The coefficients of mastering the content of concepts made of 0.61-0.83. In assessing the achievements in the development of abilities and skills of students was noted assimilation of the foundations of research activities (development of algorithms for the study), the development of critical thinking, laying the foundations of ecological culture.