Development of functional literacy of students of grades 7–8 at informatics lessons using a multisubject approach

The article considers issues related to the development of functional literacy at informatics lessons in grades 7–8. The development of functional literacy is facilitated by an approach in which practice oriented tasks are used in informatics lessons, the content of which includes material from two or more school subjects aimed at mastering the informatics course. The article proposes such a multidisciplinary approach to creating tasks for the development of functional literacy in students in grades 7–8 and describes the method of its use. The tasks and methodological recommendations for their use are presented, and areas of using these tasks in teaching are highlighted. The tasks are intended for teaching students of grades 7–8 of general secondary education institutions in informatics lessons, in integrated informatics lessons with other subjects, in extracurricular work, in project activities, in optional informatics lessons. The article can be useful for informatics teachers, methodologists, and students of pedagogical universities.