Open AccessSTUDY TOUR IN THE PROCESS OF ACTIVE LEARNING
Author(s) -
Rositsa Borisova
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
knowledge
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2545-4439
pISSN - 1857-923X
DOI - 10.35120/kij3402517b
Subject(s) - active learning (machine learning) , object (grammar) , perception , process (computing) , psychology , quality (philosophy) , reading (process) , phenomenon , cognition , mathematics education , selection (genetic algorithm) , order (exchange) , experiential learning , pedagogy , computer science , artificial intelligence , epistemology , political science , business , philosophy , finance , neuroscience , law , operating system
This report considers the essence of a study tour as a strategy for active learning. The increasingly evolving consumer society, as well as the depolarization and deideologization of student education in the 21st century, are leading to spiritual deficits that can be filled up spontaneously by undervalued values. There is also the worrying phenomenon that students are reading less and less as a result of which their motivation for learning is greatly reduced.The modern school is tasked with engaging students in well-motivated and intensive study work that encourages them to engage in independent cognitive activity. Active learning is a process that involves different methods, techniques and forms for solving learning tasks in order to improve the quality of learning. Using them provokes interest in students, awakens a desire for active participation in an activity, as a result of which they gain experience, based on specific knowledge and practical activity. Active learning is a two-way process that combines, on the one hand, the active actions of the teacher aimed at the perception of objects by students and, on the other, the active participation of students in this process. The teacher with his story and explanations helps the students to perceive the object observed.The professional competences of the teacher determine the effective selection of methods and techniques that guarantee the successful conduct of the excursion.The article classifies the types of excursions on different bases. The methodology and technique of conducting a study tour are described. A variant technology for conducting a study tour has been developed; The stages are separated; the methods, forms and methods used are indicated.During the excursion, students gain knowledge through active learning under natural conditions. The phenomena are perceived in their entirety, which helps to build students' perceptions in an attractive way.Through the study tour, it influences the emotional sphere of the individual and promotes a wide variety of impressions. The study tour becomes the basis for further work in the classroom by collecting extensive material.It has a beneficial effect on the aesthetic upbringing of students and their social skills.The study tour creates favorable conditions for the successful application of the acquired knowledge in practice. This interactive form of learning facilitates the expression of cross-curricular relationships.