INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN EDUCATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL EMOTIONS: ARE THEY COMPLEMENTARY OR MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE?

Abstract

Relevance. In the modern world, due to the rapid development of information technologies and the great attention to this topic in the fi eld of education, social and emotional spheres of human development are fading into the background. This implies the importance of the development of social emotions in the conditions of digitalization of society. However, these processes can also coexist if the educational process is competently built, starting from preschool age. The purpose of the study. The study focuses on the relationship between the active use of digital technologies by older preschool children and the development of social emotions in the learning process. Research methods and sampling. To achieve the purpose of the study, the following methods were used: theoretical (analysis of psychological and educational literature); empirical (test “Diagnostics of children’s abilities to partner dialogue” by A.M. Shchetinina, which allows to assess the level of social emotions in children; questionnaire for parents to determine computer addiction in older preschoolers by V.G. Pisarev, which allows to assess the level of dependence in children from information technology as one of the main reasons for the low level of socialization); mathematical, and statistical methods. The study involved  children of senior preschool age. The main results. In order to obtain quantitative results, four levels of socialization of children were identifi ed at the fi rst stage: high, above average, medium and low. During the diagnosis, it was found that, in general, the overall level of socialization in children is average. In order to obtain quantitative results at the second stage, a questionnaire was created on the Google Form platform based on the V.G. Pisarev’s test. Indicators of severity are: - points – low level of dependence, - points – average level of dependence, - points – high level of dependence. Conclusion. The pilot study showed that the level of social emotions in most children is at an average level, while the severity of computer dependence on the responses of parents in most children is represented at a high level. This suggests the need to create better conditions for children to interact with peers and adults outside the information space. The research was carried out at the expense of a grant from the Russian Science