Diagnostics of knowledge level of ecology fundamentals of geography teachers in advanced training courses

The problem of diagnostic of knowledge level of ecology fundamentals of geography teachers at the courses of advanced training based on requirements of the professional standard of the teacher is updated. The notion of “knowledge of the foundations of ecology” is specified. When deter-mining the level of knowledge of the fundamentals of ecology of geography teachers, such parameters as types of knowledge, stages of mastering knowledge, and quality of knowledge are identified. The elements of the di-agnostic component of the teacher’s advanced training system are indicated. The criteria for determining changes in the level of knowledge of the fundamentals of the ecology of geography teachers (normative, legal, psychological-pedagogical, substantive-procedural and applied) are presented. Methods for studying the level of mastering the knowledge of the basics of ecology by geography teachers (observation, conversation, questioning, self-assessment, testing, solving pedagogical situations, expert evaluation of the methodical project of the training session) are shown. The results of the research are analyzed. These results are the basis for the improvement of the additional professional development program “Professional activities of the teacher in the subject “Geography” in the context of the implementation of the Federal state educational standard of preschool education”.