International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education (IJCRSEE)

IJCRSEE Editorial Team; Jelena Milanković Jovanov; Anđelija Ivkov-Džigurski; Jelena Stanisavljević; Ljubica Ivanović Bibić; Marko D. Petrović; Smiljana Đukičin Vučković

doi:10.23947/2334-8496-2022-10-2-173-183

Authors

Jelena Milanković Jovanov University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2844-0388
Anđelija Ivkov-Džigurski University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5267-2384
Jelena Stanisavljević University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8860-9368
Ljubica Ivanović Bibić University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2409-3729
Marko D. Petrović Geographical Institute „Jovan Cvijić“, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia; South Ural State University, Institute of Sports, Tourism and Service, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6561-0307
Smiljana Đukičin Vučković University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0415-7665

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23947/2334-8496-2022-10-2-173-183

Keywords:

integrative teaching approach, elementary school students, environmental protection contents

Abstract

Environmental protection contents are characterized by a wide range of interdisciplinarity. They are realized separately within the teaching of biology and geography (5th–8th grade) in elementary school in Serbia. Numerous concepts and facts are similar, especially within the content Nature Protection. The application of an integrative teaching approach in the realization of environmental protection contents in elementary schools was investigated. Pedagogical experiment with parallel groups of elementary school students was conducted by applying integrative teaching approach in the experimental (E) and traditional approach in control (C) groups of students. The data were obtained through the pre-test and post-test. Integrative teaching approach has proven to be effective in the realization of the above-mentioned program contents.

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