COMPUTER ADDICTION AMONG SENIOR PUPILS AS A PSYCHOLOGICAL PEDAGOGICAL PROBLEM

This article deals with the problem of computer addiction among senior pupils. The computer has ceased to be simply a means of storing and transmitting enormous volumes of information; it has become a sphere of life of a huge number of people. Research shows that senior pupils suffer from computer addiction mostly. Key words: computer, internet, computer addiction, senior pupils. The purpose of the study is to conduct a theoretical analysis of the problem of computer addiction among senior pupils, to identify the main features and causes of its occurrence. The methodology of the study includes general theoretical methods: analysis and synthesis of pedagogical, psychological, sociological literature on the research problem; comparison, systematization, generalization, interpretation of available theoretical approaches and empirical results; analytical induction as a way to the formation of universal statements about the essence and peculiarities of computer addiction. Scientific novelty consists in the initial generalization of the research of the problem of computer addiction as a psychological pedagogical problem. Conclusion. In the course of the theoretical study of the problem of senior pupils`computer addiction, it was determined: The problem of "computer addiction" has been studied little currently, and research results are often opposite. The analysis of psychological and pedagogical literature allowed to highlight the main causes of the emergence of Internet addiction in senior pupils and its features. The qualification signs of psychological addiction to the computer can be used as the basis for the diagnostic technique, which at present school psychologists, educators, social psychological services, parents need, they are concerned about the excessive passion of children for cybernetic space. The peculiarity of computer addiction is that it is not a chemical dependence, it does not lead to physical destruction of the organism. On the other hand, if for the formation of the traditional types of dependence years pass, then for a computer, this term is rather short. One of the important factors in the emergence of computer addiction is social: insufficient attention and direct involvement of parents in the upbringing of children, reducing the time of direct, live communication with children. An effective means of preventing computer addiction is the formation of understanding of the role and place of information tools in life by senior students, to teach them to perceive the computer as a tool for the implementation of their own creativity, rather than an attempt to escape from reality to a vibrant dynamic space where you can relax from the life hardships. The use of a computer by senior students should be time-limited, to foster interest in predominantly information systems and developing games