On the Development of Preschoolers, the Formation of Universal Learning Activities, and Social Beliefs in the New Issue of the Journal “Psychological Science and Education”

The issue No. 3 of the journal “Psychological Science and Education” in 2024  has been released.

In the “Developmental Psychology” section, studies are presented on the relationship between preschoolers' memory and attention with board and digital games, exemplified by the game “Dobble”. Additionally, there is a study on academic dishonesty, cheating, social beliefs, and perceived attitudes among high school students. Special attention is given to the results of a study on the Big Five personality traits as a moderator of the relationship between language anxiety and a creative personality. The section also includes results from research on the specific features of higher mental functions in left-handed children and studies on the impact of role-playing and project activities on the development of social competence in older preschoolers.

In the “Educational Psychology” section, the methodology for the formation of universal learning activities as a basis for achieving meta-subject results of general education is discussed. Key ideas of the cultural-historical and systemic-activity approaches, which are fundamental in achieving the main results of school education, are considered. The issue of developing new teaching methods based on the use of reflexive technologies is raised. The section concludes with an overview of contemporary research on critical thinking and a study on critical thinking skills and literacy in elementary school.