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Introduction. This study is devoted to the problem of applying the didactics of pragmatism, its philosophical foundations for building a methodology for teaching natural science disciplines, in particular biology. Methodology. The analytical approach to the study of ways to improve the methods of biology teaching contains a philosophical and methodological analysis of the practical use possibility of the pragmatism theoretical provisions and the development of a methodology for a biology course teaching. Based on a pragmatic approach, students were offered assignments on the topics of the school course in human biology. The key idea of the selected tasks was to teach screening methods for diagnosing functional body systems. Discussion. Biology, like other natural sciences, arose from the practical needs of a man. The practice-oriented philosophy of pragmatism is a constructive methodological basis for working with biological material, studying the functioning of living systems, and therefore the practicality of the knowledge gained in the lesson will arouse greater interest in the subject among students. The r implementation result of this concept in biology lessons in the 9th grade met expectations and contributed to a good assimilation of the material, understanding of the human body physiology by school students at the stage of basic general education. Conclusion. It is shown that the focus on the practical value of knowledge makes teaching a scientific discipline more in demand and interesting for students, which makes it possible to achieve high academic performance in the subject of biology. It is important to note that the acquired knowledge acts as tools for constructing one’s own picture of the world, which includes both an eclectic approach and epistemological pluralism.