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<p>The present study is part of a didactic experiment, which aims at establishing the application and effectiveness of the school debate, as an interactive method of teaching in Biology and Health Education in XII grade in order to form an environmental culture among students. The application of school debate as a part of interactive methods corresponding to the objectives of environmental education and upbringing of a selected methodological unit of the ‘Sustainable development - strategy for preserving life on Earth’ is presented, and options for its application in a specific stage of the macro structure of the lesson are proposed. The results of a questionnaire, conducted with students to explore their opinions on the application of the debate as a teaching method, are presented. The analysis of the results shows that students are motivated to actively engage in the process of learning Biology and Health Education, accept the debate as an interactive form of learning because they believe that it increases their environmental awareness and develops key skills such as, critical thinking; skills to support sustainable development; teamwork; making decisions on various environmental topics; improves the ability to analyze and evaluate the relationship between man-society-nature.</p>
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The present study is part of a didactic experiment, which aims at establishing the application and effectiveness of the school debate, as an interactive method of teaching in Biology and Health Education in XII grade in order to form an environmental culture among students. The application of school debate as a part of interactive methods corresponding to the objectives of environmental education and upbringing of a selected methodological unit of the ‘Sustainable development - strategy for preserving life on Earth’ is presented, and options for its application in a specific stage of the macro structure of the lesson are proposed. The results of a questionnaire, conducted with students to explore their opinions on the application of the debate as a teaching method, are presented. The analysis of the results shows that students are motivated to actively engage in the process of learning Biology and Health Education, accept the debate as an interactive form of learning because they believe that it increases their environmental awareness and develops key skills such as, critical thinking; skills to support sustainable development; teamwork; making decisions on various environmental topics; improves the ability to analyze and evaluate the relationship between man-society-nature.

The debate - an opportunity for the formation of ecological culture in Biology and Health Education

Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen

Acta Scientifica Naturalis

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The present study is part of a didactic experiment, which aims at establishing the application and effectiveness of the school debate, as an interactive method...

The debate - an opportunity for the formation of ecological culture in Biology and Health Education

Published Online: Jul 29, 2024

Page range: 42 - 59

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/asn-2024-0012

Keywords
key skills, environmental culture, interactive methods, sustainable development, school debate, formal education

© 2024 Klaida Doichinova, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Public License.

The debate - an opportunity for the formation of ecological culture in Biology and Health Education

Published Online: Jul 29, 2024

Page range: 42 - 59

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/asn-2024-0012

Keywordskey skills, environmental culture, interactive methods, sustainable development, school debate, formal education

© 2024 Klaida Doichinova, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Public License.

Keywords
key skills, environmental culture, interactive methods, sustainable development, school debate, formal education