The team of authors from the departments of “Social disciplines and physical culture” and “Pedagogy and psychology” of the Institute of Education and Management of the West Kazakhstan Innovative and Technological University published the textbook “Fundamentals of Natural Sciences and Methods of Teaching Understanding the World”, intended for students of educational programs “6B01301 – Pedagogy and methods of primary education”, “6B01201 – Preschool education and upbringing”. The library collection of the Institute of Education and Management of the West Kazakhstan Innovative and Technological University has been replenished with another new textbook. We hope that the textbook published by the Algorithm publishing house in Almaty, written on the basis of the updated program, will be in demand by students of other specialties.
The authors of the textbook are Candidate of Pedagogy Nabidollina Sholpan Sagatovna, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Mendigalieva Ayagoz Sarsenbaevna, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Bakesova Roza Maratovna, senior instructors – Begilov Talgat Zaurovich (doctoral student at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University) and Mendigaliev Batyrbek Sarsenbaevich (doctoral student of Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abai) – in their new textbook they tried to fully outline the theoretical foundations of natural science and methods of teaching knowledge of the world. For each topic, questions, assignments, and tests are offered to test students’ knowledge. The new textbook is an essential tool for future teachers.
When writing the textbook, the authors took into account the complexity and versatility of studying and mastering the subject “natural science” in primary school, as well as the interrelationship of natural phenomena and processes; the causes of some natural phenomena and processes occurring in living and inanimate nature; the importance of natural science knowledge for many types of human activities; a variety of practical and research activities, the connection of the acquired knowledge with everyday life.
