Methodology for Using Tasks Oriented Toward Global Competencies of International Assessment Studies in Developing Students’ Natural Science Literacy

The article addresses the issues of improving the methodology for using tasks oriented toward global competencies identified in international assessment studies in the process of developing students’ natural science literacy. The research and analysis confirm cognitive abilities that can be developed through competency-based tasks framed in global problems of environmental education, means of their design in the educational process and criteria for their appraisal. The results of the pedagogical experiment show that the regular application of tasks related to global competencies makes an essential contribution to the formation of students’ scientific thinking, the free handling of competences to analyze problem situations, and the ability to make socially responsible decisions.