Ecological education under conditions of distance learning during the quarantine in secondary schools of the Slovak Republic

Abstract

Global changes in ecosystems caused by human activities require modern education to develop the ecological competence of the younger generation. Under conditions of distance learning, it is rather difficult to purposefully develop the ecological educational component. The aim of the article is to consider the content and methods of environmental education and upbringing within the distance learning of high school students in the Slovak Republic during the Covid-19 pandemic. To reach the aim, the following theoretical methods have been used: systematisation, analysis, substantiation of the conceptual apparatus, formulation of conceptual regulations conclusions of the study, the method of analysis of pedagogical documentation and current regulations, content analysis of curricula and methodological support of the educational process to assess the level of environmental education during distance learning in a pandemic. The peculiarities of the use of Internet resources and innovative technologies during ecological education and upbringing in the Slovak Republic have been described. Attention has been paid to the need for environmental education during quarantine. The ways and mechanisms of introduction of ecological education in secondary schools of Slovakia under conditions of the quarantine have been investigated. Some methods for assessing the environmental component of study during distance learning in schools have been established. The normative acts and pedagogical documentation of several secondary schools of the Slovak Republic during the distance learning in the quarantine caused by COVID-19 have been analysed and the methods, forms and means for distance environmental education of schoolchildren have been identified. The obtained results can be used for the development of ecological competence of Ukrainian school pupils under conditions of distance learning.