DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ RESILIENCE TO INFORMATION THREATS THROUGH THE SUBJECT ‘FUNDAMENTALS OF SECURITY AND PROTECTION OF HOMELAND”

Abstract

The article addresses the problem of developing students’ resilience to information threats in the digital environment. The aim of the article is to develop a methodology for fostering students’ resilience to information threats in the process of studying the school subject “Fundamentals of Security and Protection of Homeland”. The paper analyzes contemporary types of digital threats, including cyberbullying, disinformation, and manipulative influence, and identifies shortcomings in current teaching practices. A methodology is proposed based on the use of active learning methods and tasks in the cyber-competition format “Capture The Flag” (CTF), aimed at developing practical skills in information analysis and safe behavior. The features of organizing students’ learning activities focused on solving problem-based tasks and modeling situations of informational influence are described. The results of a pedagogical experiment confirming the effectiveness of the proposed approach are presented. It is established that the use of the CTF format contributes to the development of critical thinking, increases student engagement, and supports the formation of stable models of safe behavior in the digital environment.