PROGRAM FOR STUDYING THE NERVOUS SYSTEM OF ANIMALS IN EXTRA-COURSE COGNITIVE ACTIVITIES OF STUDENTS
The article points out the relevance of using the activity approach as one of the relevant strategies that ensure the purposeful organization of the cognitive process for the successful development of subject content in general education. It is argued that its potential can be realized to a greater extent in the extracurricular activities of students, because it is designed to meet their individual interests and needs related to professional self-determination in the future. In this regard, the authors proposed an original program “Study of the nervous system of animals”, addressed to high school students who expressed a desire to enter medical and veterinary universities, as well as biological faculties of universities. The program consists of four modules with the names: “General idea of the nervous system of animals and its evolution”, “Morphofunctional organization of the mammalian nervous system”, “Reflex activity of mammals”, “The meaning of knowledge about on the reflex activity of mammals for the study of human behavior”. When studying each of them, high school students are encouraged to perform intellectual and practical actions in educational, cognitive and scientific-cognitive activities with the use of theoretical and experimental methods. The program is designed for high school students based on different cognitive technology designs.