The Role of Online Psychological Testing in a Learning Process: The Ukrainian Case

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to highlight the relevance of online psychological testing and determine the level of demand for psychological support of the educational process in the Ukrainian educational system. The tasks of scientific research are focused on reconciling the request for psychological support from Ukrainian school students with the proposals of the psychological cluster in the local educational space. The research methodology involves the organisation of a case study based on interviews with students in the form of open-ended questions about their experiences and the role of psychological tests in education. The use of a homogeneous sample is due to the need to study the basic understanding of the problem of psychological support for schoolchildren in Ukraine in complex socio-cultural conditions. The results of the study can be grouped into two key positions: the demand for psychological support is quite high (92.8%); the use of online psychological testing is highly relevant among students (76.2%) and is one of the priority elements of psychological support in the educational process. The students interviewed who had undergone psychological tests testified to their positive impact on their overall psycho-emotional state and noted their important role in overcoming learning difficulties. The novelty of the study is determined by the socio-cultural conditions of the crisis caused by the martial law in Ukraine and the transformation of the usual psychological support measures for students during their studies. Conclusions. Thus, online psychological tests, which have emerged as an alternative format of psychological support for schooling, have shown satisfactory results in the context of correlation between the demand for psychological assistance and the supply of psychological support from the authorities and school administration. Online testing provides sustainable and continuous psychological support for students, even when it is difficult to communicate with specialists in the field. The role of online psychological testing is growing due to the flexibility and mobility of the organisation, which is especially important in the dynamic conditions of turbulent socio-cultural development. Prospects for the study are to expand the basic case study using a variation sample, which will add a number of important variables to the student audience of the study.