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RESEARCH COMPETENCE AS THE CORE OF THE PERSONALITY’S METACOGNITIVE SPHERE IN ADOLESCENCE

Psychology , UDC: 159.922.6 DOI: 10.24412/2076-9121-2026-1-148-162

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  • Smirnova Polina V. PhD in Psychology, Associate Professor

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This article examines research competence as the core of the personality’s metacognitive sphere in adolescence. The complex structure of interconnected and differentiating components of metacognitive abilities plays a crucial role in organising the cognitive and learning activities of children, adolescents, and adults. The study aims to explore research competence as a connecting element between other structural components of metacognitive abilities in adolescence. The psychological aspect of research competence in this age group remains an understudied issue. Of particular interest is the analysis of metacognitive abilities in different age groups, examining variations in social and professional life domains. The article presents analytical data and key findings from longitudinal studies investigating the dynamics of research competence (using a sample of future primary school teachers trained both in traditional university programmes and within a reflexive-activity approach). The complexity lies in the fact that self-regulation is a more intricate process than the regulation of external activity. Regardless of the various differentiating characteristics proposed by metacognitivist scholars, they all concur that the specificity of this ability group lies in its foundation in subjective reality and the process of its transformation. Consequently, the diagnostic system is based on analysing the respondent’s subjective, multifaceted material. The non-linear nature of the manifestation and development of metacognitive abilities is also noteworthy. The paper outlines the structural components of metacognitive abilities.
Tags:
adolescence , cognitive sphere , development , diagnostics , metacognition , metacognitive abilities , research competence

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Smirnova, P. V. (2026). RESEARCH COMPETENCE AS THE CORE OF THE PERSONALITY’S METACOGNITIVE SPHERE IN ADOLESCENCE Bulletin of the Moscow City Pedagogical University. Series "Pedagogy and Psychology", 20 (1), 148. https://doi.org/10.24412/2076-9121-2026-1-148-162
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