METHODOLOGY FOR USING FIELD RESEARCH METHODS IN TEACHING NATURAL COMPLEXES OF KAZAKHSTAN

Abstract

Currently, the development of knowledge, skills, and business abilities of students is one of the main problems of the education system. One of the possible ways to solve this problem is practice-oriented training system. Field research is considered the basis of practice-oriented teaching system. By carrying out field work, students have the opportunity to understand the relationship between human activity and the physical environment. However, we cannot say that almost all field research is conducted in the geography class today. Therefore, the purpose of this work is to show the importance of using field research methods in increasing the cognitive activity of students in the geography class.

This research methodology allows comparison of information obtained from textbooks and information on the ground. It helps students to get local examples directly in the field, not limited to the theory in the textbooks. It can show the features of geographical objects, phenomena and processes graphically: diagram, profile, graph. Fieldwork also develops students' geographic skills, such as observation, writing, sampling, mapping, and drawing, among others.