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DIAGNOSTICS OF THE GENDER-ROLE SELF-DETERMINATION PECULIARITIES OF THE FIFTH – SEVENTH GRADES STUDENTS // Pedagogical Review. 2019. Issue 1 (23). P. 9-17

The article describes the essence of the gender-role self-determination of a person and the stages of the development of this process. The main problems of gender-role selfdetermination arising in adolescence, corresponding to fifth-seventh grade pupils, are presented. The methods used in the investigation and diagnosis of the processes of genderrole self-determination are characterized. The reasons that make it difficult for teachers to apply the well-known methods for studying gender-based self-determination of adolescents aged 11–14 in school conditions are revealed. For the purpose of diagnosing the process under investigation the possibility of using the content analysis of the essay texts on the topic “When I’m 20 years old” is considered. In it, each student of grades 5–7 in a free form presented his desired future. In an essay it was suggested to describe the following: 1) what his profession is; 2) what his hobby is; 3) what he has already managed to change in himself; 4) how he has realized himself in family life; 5) what kind of person he is in the opinion of others; 6) what he does in his spare time. For all these aspects, semantic units and classification schemes have been formed, which allow us to assess the status of the process of gender-based self-determination of adolescents aged 11–14.

Keywords: gender-role self-determination, students of grades 5–7, essays on their future, content analysis of essay texts

DIAGNOSTICS RESULTS OF THE FIFTH - SEVENTH GRADES PUPILS’ GENDER-ROLE SELF-DETERMINATION PECULIARITIES // Pedagogical Review. 2019. Issue 2 (24). P. 137-145

The article presents the results of diagnostics of gender-role self-determination of fifth – seventh grade pupils. For this purpose, an essay was organized on the topic “When I am 20 years old”, in which each pupil described his desired future. The analysis of the essay texts was carried out on the following aspects: profession; hobby; development of personal qualities; family life; desirable image in the future (in the eyes of others); activity in free time. It was confirmed that this technique has diagnostic capabilities to identify the features of genderrole self-determination of adolescents aged 11-14 in a mass school. In particular, it was revealed that the adolescents aged 11-14 years found to have no significant effect on their choice of occupation groups, the choice of hobby and leisure time activities. To some extent, age affects pupils ‘ choice of personality traits that they want to develop. If pupils in the fifth grade are more likely to choose internal (personal) qualities, the seventh graders are much more likely chose external characteristics. The impact of social desirability stereotypes at 11 years is stronger than age stereotypes. However, by the age of 14 these roles are changing places: age stereotypes affect adolescents more than stereotypes of social desirability. The gender impact of adolescents was also considered in all aspects.

Keywords: gender-role self-determination, pupils of 5-7 classes, diagnostics of genderrole self-determination, results of diagnostics