Zinchenko O. Development of teenagers' conceptual thinking in the Internet communication.

Dissertation is dedicated to development of adolescents' conceptual thinking in network communication. Analysis of theoretical sources connected with problems of teenagers' conceptual thinking, Internet communication as a psychological phenomenon and specificity of its effect on the personality's cognitive sphere is done. Possibility of managing forming impact on teenager's verbal and logical structures with using elements of the network communication is theoretically proved in the context of designing and technological paradigm. Features of intellectual training as a form of studying are considered.Dynamics of the operating structure of conceptual thinking in adolescence is empirically investigated (analysis, generalization, abstraction, classification, logical reasoning) - peculiarities of its transformation and extent of integration are disclosed. Changes of the basic characteristics of teenagers' Internet communication are found - significance, subjects, intensity, use of expressive means. Based on factor analysis main groups of motives of Internet using in the range of 13 - 15 years are revealed. Research of connection between development of conceptual thinking operations with online communication indicators is conducted, which showed absence of significant correlations for majority of variables. Based on the analysis of theoretical sources and results of the ascertaining experiment blended training of adolscents' conceptual thinking is developed and implemented, which involved a combination of direct interaction and online communication in social networks. Efficiency of the committed formative influence is proved on the basis of diagnostic testing and using criteria tasks.