Express-method of the study of the sediment of prosocial behavior of adolescents

Abstract

The problem of diagnosing of the formation of prosocial behavior of adolescents - students of the institution of secondary education is considered. The rapid method of research on the formation of adolescents of prosocial behavior, developed by the scientists of the Institute for Education Problems of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, is presented. The methodology is based on systemic, environmental, personally oriented, competence, activity, cognitive-behavioral and technological approaches, taking into account key ideas of motivational theories and models of behavior change (Health Belief Model, Theory of Reasoned Action, The Theory of Planned Behavior, SocialCognitive Theory, Fisher & Fisher). The questions «Prosocial behavior by pupils' eyes» were developed in accordance with the methodology andquestionnaire for the monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of the Schools that are child-friendly. The questionnaire consists of 3 parts. The first is to collect data on the age and sex of a teenager and the location of secondary education. The second part concerns certain factors of the educational environment in which the educational work takes place (class, school, close environment). In the third part there are selected questions about indicators of prosocial behavior, with the distinction of the four levels of its formation: stable, average, situational and initial. The proposed rapid method of research on the formation of prosocial behavior is considered as a preliminary diagnostic tool, useful for planning and correction of educational work in a secondary education institution.