Novohorodska M. Pedagogical means of preventing and correcting the addiction of gifted adolescents to the virtual environment

A pedagogical study of pedagogical means of preventing and correcting the addiction of gifted adolescents to the virtual environment was carried out in the PhD thesis. The necessity of solving the scientific problem of creating a developing environment for gifted teenagers and their peers is analyzed; the works and sources of world researchers on this issue are analyzed, the state of research of this issue in pedagogical sources is clarified; the conceptual qualities of a gifted person were revealed; a typology of adolescent addiction to the virtual environment was developed; the contribution of world scientists working in line with this issue is highlighted; the key concepts of the study: "pedagogical means", "addiction", "virtual environment", "gifted teenagers" were clarified and substantiated. It has been established that the virtual environment as a whole is a certain product of the transformation of the modern information society. It has been proved that along with all the possibilities of the virtual environment, the prevention and correction of addiction of gifted adolescents is the most in demand. A program has been developed and implemented to prevent and correct the addiction of gifted adolescents on the virtual environment, taking into account their age characteristics and individual psychological factors. It has been established that the autonomy of the personality of a teenager and work on the prevention or elimination of stressors prevent the emergence of addiction on the virtual environment. It has been established that motivation is the basis of any human activity. The use of various pedagogical means of preventing and correcting the addiction of gifted adolescents to the virtual environment contributed to an increase in the motivation to achieve success and avoid failures. It has been proven that the motivation for success is a powerful factor in correcting the addiction of gifted adolescents on the virtual environment. The practical significance of the obtained scientific results lies in the determination of pedagogical means, psychological characteristics, the dynamics of mental processes and the potential of gifted adolescents with different levels of addiction to the virtual environment. A program has been developed to prevent and correct the addiction of gifted teenagers on the virtual environment. These scientific results can be applied in the psychological and pedagogical practice of preventive and correctional and educational work not only in institutions of secondary education, but also in out-of-school educational institutions. The results of the study were introduced into the educational process: specialized school No 193 with in-depth study of the Ukrainian language and literature of the Podolsky district of Kyiv (certificate N 408 dated 03/11/2021); National Center "Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine" (certificate N 172/1.1/2- 420 dated 02.07.2021).