Distance Learning: Potential Risks of Successful Socialization of Students

Abstract

The author analyses the results of a socio-psychological survey conducted during forced dis-tance learning in general education schools**. The study involved schoolchildren (7–11 grades), teach-ers, parents and school administrators (1 046 re-spondents in total). One of the objectives was to study what things in the context of distance learn-ing can contribute to the emergence of risks of suc-cessful socialization of students and the formation of social competencies. The results revealed those aspects that need to be taken into account when introducing digital technologies into school educa-tion. It is shown that it is necessary to develop and implement psychological and pedagogical condi-tions and methods that ensure the effectiveness of digitalization of education, focused not only on the cognitive development of students and ensuring the success of socialization, but also the development of the subject of activity not as a user of Internet resources, but as a meta-subject that can effectively and creatively use digital resources of the educa-tional environment.