USING OF GAME TECHNOLOGIES FOR INCREASING OF MOTIVATION TO CHEMISTRY STUDYING AT THE SECONDARY SCHOOL

Active training methods (including game) are very popular in practice of modern natural-science education. Results of experiment on use of game training methods on chemistry education at base school are presented in the article. We questionnaire the 9 Form student of boarding school No. 5 in Minsk on first step of the investigation in the 2008–2009 year. The results showed that chemistry is not very interesting for students. Educational games used for increasing the interest and motivation to study chemistry. The lesson „Hidrocarbons“ carried out in the games form in the experimental group and in the traditional form in the control group. Efficiency of game methods proves to be true results of control of knowledge and responses of students. The chemistry computer games such as „Chemical elements“,“ Chemical bridge“, „Chemical Olympics“ used as a home work for 9 Form student. Games methods used during the traditional „Week of chemistry“ in the boarding school No. 5 too. The opinion of students about role of games in chemistry teaching is presented.