ON THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF ESENBEK MAMBETAKUNOV: MY MEETINGS WITH THE PROFESSOR

Abstract

The article is dedicated to a significant anniversary event - the 80th anniversary of Esenbek Mambetakunov, the leader of Kyrgyz psychodidactics, general pedagogy, theory and methods of teaching physics, the founder of an authoritative scientific school and the Pedagogical Society of Kyrgyzstan. The study of the professor's contribution to the development of domestic pedagogical and methodological science was carried out on the basis of his professional biography, scientific works, which made it possible to reveal the talent of the scientist. In different years, E. Mambetakunov headed the research department of the Institute for the Integration of International Educational Programs and the Department of Technology of Teaching Physics and Natural Science of the Faculty of Physics and Electronics of the Kyrgyz National University named after J. Balasagyn, where he worked for more than 30 years. The author of 655 scientific, educational and methodological works, articles that enriched pedagogical science, devoted to the methodology of pedagogical research, humanization of content, forms and methods of teaching physics and other natural sciences in comprehensive schools and universities. Including 8 monographs, 19 textbooks, 76 teaching and methodological guidelines, 5 educational standards, over 10 curricula, more than 480 scientific and methodological articles devoted to the problems of technologization of the educational process, creation of digital virtual environments. The works of the professor are widely used in the process of teaching students of physical specialties of the republic. Under the supervision of E. Mambetakunov, 8 Doctors of Science, 25 candidates of science, 3 Doctors of Philosophy Phd of the Republic of Kazakhstan defended their dissertations on the problems of technologies for teaching natural science disciplines in secondary and higher education.