USE OF ACTIVE FORMS AND METHODS OF TRAINING IN THE PROCESS OF TEACHING DISCIPLINE "HISTOLOGY, EMBRYOLOGY AND CYTOLOGY"
In modern conditions, the learning process requires constant improvement, which is due to a change in priorities and social values. The aim of the study is to study the influence of activization of the cognitive activity of medical students in the discipline «Histology, Embryology and Citologiy». To study the activation of cognitive activity of students in the process of teaching the discipline «Histology, Embryology and Citologiy» and improve the quality of their knowledge in this discipline, a pedagogical experiment was conducted. To solve these problems, we applied the following research methods: – experimental methods (pedagogical experiment): «Lecture-conversation», «Practical exercises:» Press conference «Practical classes were held in the form of a «Press Conference»: the students were divided into subgroups. One group acted as journalists, other scientists. «Journalists» asked questions, «scientists» responded to him. The teacher acted as an outside observer, noting for himself the activity of students. In the control group, the sessions were conducted according to the calendar-thematic plan, i.e. by the «usual program». In the experimental group, active methods of teaching were used. Lectures were conducted in two streams of 150 students in each group. To conduct practical classes students were divided into 2 groups: control (n = 30) and experimental (n = 30). Thus, the results of the pedagogical experiment indicate that the activation of the cognitive activity of students at a medical university through the use of various forms and methods contributes to raising the level of knowledge of students in the study of the discipline «Histology, Embryology and Citologiy».