The role of formal and non-formal education in the development of competences in biology

In today's society, students are exposed to a constant flow of information, which comes from the most different contexts: at home, the group of friends, trips, visits, games, interaction with other mass media, social networks, etc., information that is acquired through non-formal and informal education. Acquiring knowledge and acquiring skills can no longer be limited to formal school training. The school cannot ignore the abundant information and new experiences that students accumulate in their free time. Formal education must integrate, synthesise, polish and even correct information and behaviors acquired through non-formal and informal education. The articulation of the three types of education must be done according to the objectives of formal education.