THE COMPETENCE IN NATUR AL SCIENCE OF JUNIOR SCHOOL STUDENTS OF SPECI AL (CORRECTI VE) VIII TYPE SCHOOL

Abstract

There is a necessity of comprehending the ways
of special education further development (including the competency
building approach) in the light of modern innovative
approaches. This article presents the concept of natural science
competence of students with intellect disorders. The
article presents a brief summary of assessment-diagnostic
aspect of the formation of the mentioned competence components
(motivational, operational and cognitive). The authors
determine the qualitative characteristics of the levels on which
this competence is formed. Students with cognitive development
disorders were the participants of the experiment, the
results of which are given in the article. It was proved that the
organization of special corrective-developing work with students
of special VIII type school would develop their natural
science competence.