The proceedings “Scientific Notes of Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University. Series: Theory and Methods of Teaching Natural Sciences” are included in the List of Professional Scientific Publications of Ukraine (Category B) in the field of Pedagogical Sciences under specialties 014 Secondary Education (by subject specializations) and 015 Vocational Education (by specializations) (Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine No. 1166 dated December 23, 2022).
The aim of the proceedings “Scientific Notes of Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University. Series: Theory and Methods of Teaching Natural Sciences” is to disseminate the results of scientific research in the field of theory and methodology of teaching biology, geography, physics, and chemistry.
Thematic sections of the proceedings:
- Theory and Methods of Teaching Biology
- Theory and Methods of Teaching Geography
- Theory and Methods of Teaching Physics
- Theory and Methods of Teaching Chemistry
- Methodological Training of Future Teachers of Natural Science Subjects
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Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University, 32 Ostrozkoho Street, Vinnytsia, 21001, Ukraine
Tel.: +38 (0432) 616-620
Fax: +38 (0432) 612-812
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EDRPOU Code: 02125094
Year of establishment: 2021
Certificate of State Registration of the Print Media: Series КВ №24836-14776Р
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Publication frequency: twice a year
Languages of publication: Ukrainian, English
Founder and Publisher: Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University