Professional socialization of children in virtual museum space

The article analyzes the possibilities of competitive and exhibition activities in the virtual museum space for the development of professionally oriented interests and inclinations in children aged 7-14 years. A set of the most effective methods, techniques and forms of organizing competition and exhibition activities has been determined, a specially developed diagnostic toolkit has made it possible to analyze the experimental data obtained as a result of the use of empirical research methods: observation and survey. It was revealed that schoolchildren aged 7-14 are at different stages of professional maturity, from the stage of awakening (younger students) to the stage of professional socialization (younger adolescents). Experimental data have confirmed that competition and exhibition activities contribute to the development of creative thinking, self-actualization of the personality of schoolchildren. The huge educational potential of the competition and exhibition activity has been confirmed. The developed program of competitive and exhibition activities of a chemical orientation, contributing to the formation of professionally oriented interests and inclinations in children aged 7-14 years, will be useful to teachers, museum specialists