Argunova M.V. 1
Ermakov D.S. 1
1 Moscow Institute of Open Education
We discuss social and pedagogical aspects of formation of ecological literacy of pupils as one of the important results of the general environmental education. Formation of ecological literacy is worthwhile from the social-and-environmental point of view and is required for the solution of environmental problems, improvement of a state of environment, improvement of quality of life. Also, improvement of ecological literacy is required because of the international agreements and Russian educational standards. At the present, the process of enviromenal education including goals and expected results such ecological literacy, has to be guided by ideas and the principles of the concept of a sustainable development (ecological education for sustainable development). Interrelations between results of ecological education for a sustainable development such ecological literacy, ecological education, ecological competence, ecological culture, ecological mentality are discussed. We formulated pedagogical tasks of diagnostics of ecological literacy of pupils.