The role of world’s natural-science picture formation in the professional thinking development process of aquaculture specialists

Abstract

Long-term work on the educational program’s “Aquatic Bioresources and Aquaculture” implementation shows that for specialist’s training in the field of aquaculture and agriculture in general, systematic natural-science worldview formation is the basis for quality professional skills and knowledge acquisition. The natural-scientific picture of the world requires both basic scientific laws knowledge and mastery of the scientific knowledge methodology basics, the formed ability to be critical of generally accepted truths and information in mass communication and advertising. The written survey included first-year aquaculture majors (N0=30) and third-year students (N1=38). Fisher’s φ test and Student’s t-test (p ≤ 0.01) were used to statistically evaluate the results. The results showed no fundamental differences in the formation of representations in the natural science picture of the world among 1st and 3rd year students. The differences in the professional thinking formation among junior and senior students were significant. It can be concluded that the disciplines content used to form a picture of the world and ideas about the new systematic approach to the sustainable development problems needs to change, and promising will be further research for more perfect methods of professional thinking formation.