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THE USE OF INTERACTIVE METHODS IN ECOLOGICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION OF 8TH GRADE STUDENTS IN THE SUBJECT OF BIOLOGY AND HEALTH EDUCATION

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International Journal of Latest Research in Science and Technology Vol.5 Issue 3, pp 1-5,Year 2016

THE USE OF INTERACTIVE METHODS IN ECOLOGICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION OF 8TH GRADE STUDENTS IN THE SUBJECT OF BIOLOGY AND HEALTH EDUCATION

Maria Boycheva, Maya Radeva, Rositsa Davidova

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Received : 24 May 2016; Accepted : 10 June 2016 ; Published : 30 June 2016

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The aim of the present study is to look into the effectiveness of applying certain interactive methods in teaching 8th grade students in the subject Biology and Health Education. The object of study is the process of teaching in Biology and Health Education lessons in Hristo Botev comprehensive school in the town of Kubrat. The subject of study are the interactive methods (case study, incident, associations, mind mapping, brainstorming and simulation) used in the lessons in Biology and Health Education for the ecological and health education of 8th grade students. The study was conducted in Hristo Botev comprehensive school in the town of Kubrat, Razgrad region in 2011/2012 academic year. The topics included: Hygiene and Respiratory System, Hygiene and Nervous System, The Role of Man in Nature. The article presents illustrated fragments of methodological models of lessons with the use of interactive teaching methods. The results of the study are presented both qualitatively and quantitatively. A survey was conducted among the students aimed at collecting their opinions on the interactive methods used in teaching the abovementioned topics. The conclusions are based on the obtained empirical results. The study is a practical contribution to biology didactics in terms of using interactive methods for improving students' ecological and health education.

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Interactive methods; Ecological and health education; Educational process; Students; Biology and hea
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Maria Boycheva, Maya Radeva, Rositsa Davidova , " The Use Of Interactive Methods In Ecological And Health Education Of 8th Grade Students In The Subject Of Biology And Health Education ", International Journal of Latest Research in Science and Technology . Vol. 5, Issue 3, pp 1-5 , 2016


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