THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHING BIOLOGY AND HEALTH EDUCATION BY USING INTERACTIVE METHODS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.52846/aamc.v54i2.1565Abstract
The aim of the article is to research the effectiveness of teaching health education by using interactive methods in Biology and Health Education lessons. The experiment covers 108 students, divided into two groups - experimental (E1) and control (E2). The analysis of the research results is carried out according to the following indicators: amount of knowledge; meaningfulness of knowledge; knowledge transfer. The results show that the use of interactive methods in teaching the subject matter to 7th grade students produced better results in all three experimental topics compared to lessons taught only by using a traditional teaching model. The students' knowledge of E1, where different interactive methods were applied, such as the method of associations using mind maps, role-plays and case studies, was more complete. The students of E1 did better, as in all three lessons they worked in teams, discussed, debated, analyzed and drew conclusions, while the students of E2 showed more gaps in their knowledge. E1 students did better when solving tasks that put them in a non-standard situation, in contrast to E2 students, who had greater difficulties in applying theoretical knowledge to practice.