KNOWLEDGE VISUALIZATION OF SCHOOLCHILDREN AS A TOOL FOR DEVELOPING COGNITIVE SKILLS IN MODERN NATURAL SCIENCES EDUCATION

Abstract

Among the essential characteristics of the modern educational process in Ukraine are the development of information technology, the perception of the Internet as an integral part of our lives, the active introduction of blended learning, innovations in the field of information transmission, based on the mechanisms of visual perception of information and visual and imaginative thinking. All of this has led to qualitative changes in the development of education and the social consciousness of its students. To identify and substantiate the most effective visualization techniques for mastering the content of natural sciences subjects as well as future natural sciences teachers professional and methodological training based on the analysis of existing visualization techniques and their expert evaluation. Data collection was carried out using the methods of questionnaires, expert evaluation, diagnostic work. The five most effective visualization techniques for ensuring a holistic perception of knowledge through a combination of logical and imaginative thinking have been identified. It was outlined and experimentally validated the pedagogical conditions for the effective use of scribbling technique in the process of natural sciences studying.