Keyword: «teenager»

The article discusses the specifics of the psychologist's participation in the interrogation of a minor accused. The role of a psychologist in the interrogation of a minor is particularly emphasized, since it is he who helps to build the most effective dialogue between the investigator and the teenager.

The question of the condition of children with cerebral palsy is currently very relevant. The article discusses the features of physical development and motor activity of children with cerebral palsy

The relevance of the article is due to the need to form an informed choice of profession among older adolescents, the development of a system of knowledge, skills and abilities that contribute to an informed choice of profession. Therefore, the purpose of this article is a theoretical review of the material with the subsequent implementation of a career-oriented educational program. The objectives of the article are the study and research of criteria for a conscious choice of profession.

The relevance of the problem under examination is related to the study and analysis of the causes of learning difficulties in modern students and strategies for overcoming them. Based on the analysis of psychological and pedagogical literature, the concept of learning difficulties is analyzed from historical and modern points of view. The article presents the results of the authors' original questionnaire – the first section – studying learning difficulties in adolescents and high school students. The main reasons for their occurrence, ways of overcoming school problems during the period of study are revealed. The aim of the study: to identify the main categories of difficulties, strategies for overcoming them in modern schoolchildren – representatives of the digital generation in studies, to develop the content of "PRO (About) learning skills" lessons for adolescents and high school students. The theoretical and methodological basis of the work is made up of the works of scientists in the field of educational activity, pedagogical and developmental psychology. Research methods: theoretical (study and analysis of psychological and pedagogical literature; analysis, generalization and systematization of information); empirical (questionnaire); methods of quantitative and qualitative analysis. The study involved 1,664 adolescents and high school students of educational institutions of the city of Tula and the Tula region (grades 5–11). The diagnostic program included the authors’ questionnaire, consisting of introductory information and three sections – difficulties in learning, communication and socialization. This article presents an analysis of the results of the survey of adolescents and high school students on the problems of difficulties in learning. The theoretical significance of the work lies in clarifying the concept of “difficulty”, in identifying the characteristics of school failure among modern children. The novelty of the publication is associated with the development of the concept of "PRO (About) learning skills" lessons using innovative psychological and pedagogical technologies aimed at overcoming learning difficulties. The practical significance is that the obtained experimental data and the developed lessons can be used to improve psychological and pedagogical support for students, organizing the prevention and correction of learning difficulties. The results of the study may be useful to teachers, psychologists, social workers, parenting counselors, and parents.

The relevance of the work is related to the fact that the involvement of teenagers in various types of volunteer activities for the benefit of their homeland is one of the priority tasks of bringing up the younger generation today. The purpose of the work was to study the relationship between the prevailing motives of volunteer activity of adolescents with the level of social activity and to identify the pedagogical conditions of their development. The main methodological approach determining the conceptual aspects of the study was the personal activity approach, which involves focusing on the upbringing of a teenager's personality in volunteer activities by increasing his motivation and social activity of participation in socially useful activities. The article shows that the involvement of a significant number of volunteers makes it possible to effectively implement national projects, hold large-scale events in different territories of our country; volunteer activity is an important factor in the education, socialization of young people, and prevention of deviant behavior. However, in some cases, volunteers are involved according to formal characteristics, without taking into account their motives, which affects the level of their social activity in volunteer projects. During the empirical study, standardized methods were used to study the motivation and social activity of adolescents. Results: it was found that in the studied group of adolescents who expressed a desire to participate in volunteer activities, the motivation to help other people, the motivation to achieve success without a predominance of the motivation to avoid failures, and the motivation of affiliation were sufficiently expressed. Indicators of social activity and orientation to humanistic norms of life activity had a high and average level. The correlation analysis revealed pronounced statistically significant relationships between the studied indicators of motivation and indicators of social activity in adolescent volunteers. The theoretical significance lies in the systematization, generalization, clarification of conceptual characteristics concerning the prevailing motivation of volunteer activities and their social activity, and the identification of pedagogical conditions for their development. The practical significance is determined by the possibility of using the developed diagnostic program, the obtained research results, and the proposed pedagogical conditions for studying, accounting and developing the motivation of adolescents in order to increase their social activity and participation in volunteer projects.