Features of biology education research organization in schools

Abstract

The paper discusses the features of school biology education research organization in the context of the implementation of the Federal State Educational Standard of General Secondary Education. It is shown that the specificity of Biology as a school subject provides enormous opportunities to research activities for schoolchildren. It contributes to the results that comply with the Federal State Educational Standard, improves critical thinking and learning ability developing. This study shows the most common areas of biological research presented at school scientific conferences and olympiads of various levels. New and rarely used topics are proposed for education research in Botany, Zoology, Human Anatomy and their subsections. When choosing topics for their studies, authors recommend taking into account the student’s interests, age, ability to complete the research within a relatively short time at school or in other education organizations, scientific relevance and usefulness for the participants and regional approach. It is stated that the organization of theoretical and experimental research should be based on the scientific logic, which will improve students’ research abilities. The paper reveals typical problems of teachers associated with the choice of research topics, problem statement and choice of methods for studying natural objects.