Vertical reduction of the learning content of the topic “Waste observation” of the discipline “Environmental monitoring

Abstract

After conducting a theoretical analysis of scientific, technical and methodological literature, studying
and summarizing the experience of designing methods of didactic reduction, a method of vertical didactic
reduction of the learning content of the environmental waste monitoring as an academic discipline has been
developed using the methods of mathematical statistics. The method corresponds to the characteristic
features of didactic reduction as it helps to transform the content into a certain form and coordinate it with
the study time, and also ensures the formation of a certain amount of sufficient information to learn a specific
aspect of the topic of the environmental waste monitoring. At the same time, the sufficiency of the content is
substantiated, verified and confirmed using the methods of mathematical statistics, which made it possible to
transform the qualitative variables “sufficiently” and “importantly” into quantitative variables. The
implementation of the method leads to a decrease in time for measurements, calculations, and analysis when
obtaining an approximate result with statistically small errors. It results in the maximization of information
about the results obtained under conditions of limited study time, as well as under conditions of limited time
for its implementation in future professional activities.