DETERMINATION OF AXIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF THE FORMATION OF SCHOOLCHILDREN’S ECOLOGICAL COMPETENCE

Abstract

The article presents the results of the summative stage of the experiment on the topic «Axiological principles of formation of schoolchildren’s ecological competence» on the basis of experimental general secondary educational establishments of Chernihiv region (Nizhyn).
The goal and objectives of the research is to analyze the state of development of axiological principles of schoolchildren’s environmental competence, to justify its value foundations and identify ways of formation based on the experimental-practical stage of the study. To achieve this goal, general and special research methods (analysis, synthesis, systematization, classification, comparison and generalization) were used to determine the state of formation of schoolchildren’s ecological competence, substantiation of value bases of formation of schoolchildren’s ecological competence and further analysis of available scientific-methodical and educational support.
To make a survey, it was used a questionnaire on the state of formation of environmental competence, which consisted of 10 questions on thematic blocks: ranking of schoolchildren’s value priorities to identify global problems (questions 1-2); to identify regional problems (questions 3-4); survey on the questionnaire on the state of environmental competence formation (questions 5-10). Using student’s questionnaires as a method of studying the axiological principles of formation of schoolchildren’s environmental competence has identified the following main thesis. According to the analysis of the world’s existing problems that most threaten future generations, they are divided into three blocks: biosafety, environmental problems and the state of the environment; public environmental values. Among the biggest environmental problems of Ukraine, respondents ranked plant and animal destruction, depletion of the country's natural resources, deforestation, accumulation of industrial and domestic waste, air pollution, pollution and lack of surface and groundwater. The state of ecological competence formation through definition of schoolchildren’s ecological values was studied. The value principles of personality formation through motivation of students to environmental actions, ways to show practical readiness of students for them were found, the most promising ways to solve environmental problems were identified.