COMPETENCY TRAINING IN THE DISCIPLINE «PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF CONTINENTS AND OCEANS»
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Dibrova Ivan Oleksandrovych 
Published: November 2024

Purpose. The purpose of the article is to reflect the features of competency-oriented teaching of the discipline "Physical Geography of Continents and Oceans", in particular, the characteristics of general (key) and special (subject) geographic competencies that are formed in students during their educational and cognitive activities. Research methodology. The research is based on the analysis of information sources in the field of geography teaching methodology. During its implementation, methods of study (analysis) of documentation (educational and professional programs, work programs of educational components, etc.) were used. Didactic-geographical observation, didactic-geographical questionnaire, didactic-geographical testing and didactic-geographical conversation were also involved. The results. Content (empirical and theoretical knowledge), operational (skills, skills, methods of educational and cognitive activity and experience of their application to solve problems of a theoretical and practical nature) and outlook (geographic picture of the world, emotional and value attitude towards the environment and human activity in it) were analyzed, acquired creative activity) components of competence training of the discipline "Physical Geography of Continents and Oceans". The characteristics of empirical (geographical facts, nomenclature and ideas) and theoretical (geographical hypotheses and theories, concepts, cause-and-effect relationships and regularities) geographical knowledge are given. The stages of formation of geographical ideas, concepts (including the level of formation of geographical concepts), cause-and-effect relationships and regularities are indicated. Intellectual (cognitive), educational, examples of abilities and skills are described, including geographic educational modeling and stages of formation of geographic skills. Other competences are outlined, in particular, the geographical vision of the world, the emotional and value attitude towards the environment and human activity in it, the experience of creative activity in the study of geographical objects, processes and phenomena, and the levels of formation of such experience. The scientific novelty consists in revealing the components of competence training in the discipline "Physical Geography of Continents and Oceans". Currently, it meets the modern requirements for geographical education and provides for the definition of its goals, content, principles, organization of the educational process and assessment of educational results. Practical significance. The obtained results can be used in the planning and organization of the educational process in the disciplines of regional physical geography. The main goal of training is to prepare a specialist capable of solving problems of various levels of complexity based on the acquired knowledge, skills and abilities, including experience of their application, value attitudes, geographical and positional perception of the environment.