DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS' THINKING SKILLS IN THE PROCESS OF TOURIST-GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH IN GEOGRAPHY CLASSES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

Abstract

In the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation, the implementation of the competency-based approach in secondary education does not exclude the use of domestic innovative methodological and methodical approaches and concepts. Most of them are successfully applied in the process of teaching natural science disciplines, the study of which, among other things, implies the acquisition of personal, cognitive and value competences. The content and specifics of these disciplines, including Geography, are not always convenient for the formation and development of research and creative abilities of schoolchildren. Therefore, the choice of an optimal methodological approach, creation of specific tasks and selection of appropriate forms of work organisation at the lesson requires additional efforts and creativity of the teacher. In this regard, in some sections of the discipline «Geography» it is suggested to apply tourist-geographical research and tasks that arouse interest of students and can be relatively easily presented by the teacher in various forms of innovative learning — a problem, a game, a project or a case study. Performing such tasks and conducting relevant research contributes to the development of thinking skills, research and creative abilities of an individual, fosters patriotism, and helps students to master the skills and abilities to apply practice-oriented geographical knowledge in everyday life.