Psychological Literacy as a Psychological and Pedagogical Condition of Socialization of Secondary School Pupils

Abstract

The article reveals the relevance of the problem of formation of psychological literacy of high school students. Based on his practical experience of teaching "Psychology" at school, the author believes that psychological literacy is a condition for the socialization of high school students. An analysis of the characteristics of the socialization process at senior school age is presented, the main principles of teaching the "Psychology" course in high school are formulated, and the results of an empirical study of the influence of psychological literacy on the socialization process are presented. The psychodiagnostic indicators of socialized personality characteristics of high school students are determined, the selection of psychodiagnostic tools for measuring these indicators is based, the dynamics of the development of socialized personality indicators. A high school student is described among the research participants. It has been proven that psychological literacy is one of the conditions of socialization of high school students.