Enhancing environmental education for students by designing regional weekend hikes

The article deals with the main problems related to environmental education of students. The analysis of activities aimed at environmental education is given. The plan of measures to enhance environmental education, which included practise-orientated tasks that improve environmental literacy and motivation of students, consisted of activities divided into components: environmental literacy activities; environmental planning activities; project implementation activities. The plan was implemented at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports of Orel State University named after I.S. Turgenev. The diagnostic toolkit, questionnaires, and expert assessments have proved the effectiveness of the activities. Diagnostics included the evaluation criteria: cognitive, value, activity, and creative components. The study showed that the introduction of additional activities, such as the design and implementation of weekend hikes, increases the level of environmental education

Enhancing environmental education for students by designing regional weekend hikes

The article deals with the main problems related to environmental education of students. The analysis of activities aimed at environmental education is given. The plan of measures to enhance environmental education, which included practise-orientated tasks that improve environmental literacy and motivation of students, consisted of activities divided into components: environmental literacy activities; environmental planning activities; project implementation activities. The plan was implemented at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports of Orel State University named after I.S. Turgenev. The diagnostic toolkit, questionnaires, and expert assessments have proved the effectiveness of the activities. Diagnostics included the evaluation criteria: cognitive, value, activity, and creative components. The study showed that the introduction of additional activities, such as the design and implementation of weekend hikes, increases the level of environmental education