THE RATIO OF THE THEORETICAL CONTENT AND THE CONTENT OF ACTIVITIES IN BIOLOGY TEXTBOOKS

Abstract

A new State Standard of lower and upper secondary education adopted in 2011, in part of lower secondary education is implemented from September the 1st, 2013. It defi nes the main directions of education development in Ukraine in the coming years. State Standard will help to create the conditions for effective teaching and development of students and is based on competence-based and active approaches. Competence-based approach will strengthen students’ key and subject competencies, which include, in particular, biological competence. Active approach involves the application of acquired knowledge in practical situations, the development of students’ skills. Changes in forms of training and development of learning tools (such as widespread adoption of information and communication technologies and project activities) necessitate a thorough rethinking of the approach importance and its use in teaching practice. The paper discusses the current trends of writing domestic and foreign textbooks and manuals of general biology and the possibility of their use in developing manuals for secondary schools in Ukraine on the basis of active and competence-based approaches.