STUDY OF GEOGRAPHY IN GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS THROUGH THE INTEGRATED CONTENT OF ELECTIVE COURSES

Abstract

The article examines current issues that arise in the teaching of geography. The integrative nature of the subject of geography requires the use of a variable factor to strengthen the basic geographical courses in the school, so there is a need for a variety of elective courses. The practice of introducing integrative elective courses in school geographical education has been studied.Elective courses play an important role in the school system. These are required subjects of the student’s choice that support the chosen profile. Unlike typical courses, elective courses are compulsory. The purpose of studying elective courses is to focus students on individualization of learning and socialization; to prepare for a conscious and responsible choice of future professional activities.In the process of content selection, it is necessary to find out: what laws, theories, ideas, principles, concepts, skills, and types of student activities are offered for mastering, how the study material will contribute to the internal specialization of education and the formation of specialized skills; for which professions, fields of activity the selected content is required, which students must know and be able to do before studying the elective course.Researchers have proved the effectiveness of the implementation of integrated geographical courses, the need to develop comprehensive curricula in natural subjects on the basis of a single educational field of state standard, and the importance of forming holistic (integrated) knowledge, and a scientific worldview. However, the lack of specialists and general teaching methods makes it difficult to implement an integrative approach in elective courses. Keywords: integrative learning; natural education; elective courses; geography studies; formation of subject competencies; institutions of general secondary education; educational material; competence approach.