A student of Abai University became the winner of the Republican Competition of Research Works. A total of 26 students from 11 higher education institutions across the country participated in the academic competition in the field of Chemistry. Dilnaz Serikkyzy, a student of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Geography who significantly outperformed her competitors, was awarded a First-Degree Diploma of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

At the Republican Competition of Student Research Works, students enrolled in the “B01512 – Chemistry” educational programme at universities across Kazakhstan presented their best projects. The expert commission comprehensively evaluated the participants’ studies based on scientific novelty, relevance, and practical significance.

According to the competition results, the project of Dilnaz Serikkyzy, a fourth-year student of the “Teaching Chemistry in English” educational programme at the Department of Chemistry of Abai University, was recognised as the best. Her research work entitled “Developing Environmental Culture among Grade 9 Students through Project-Based Learning Based on the Sustainable Development Goals in Chemistry Education” received the highest award of the competition. Her academic supervisor is Senior Lecturer Onglasyn Kulumbetova.

The research addresses one of the key challenges of the modern education system – the development of environmental culture among school students. The project was conducted using the Action Research methodology and underwent practical testing at the Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Physics and Mathematics in Almaty.

During the study, the stages of planning, action, observation, and reflection were systematically implemented, and the obtained results were analysed from a scientific perspective. The findings demonstrated that project-based learning integrated with the Sustainable Development Goals within Chemistry education has a positive impact on the development of students’ environmental culture.

It should be noted that Action Research is a continuous research process conducted by practitioners themselves to solve specific problems in their professional practice and improve their work. It focuses not on theory, but on enhancing everyday professional activities. Currently, graduating students of Abai University are defending their theses in the Action Research format. This undoubtedly contributes to the development of practical skills among future teachers.

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