Utyosov Y. A., Utosova O. I., Verzhikhovska O. M. - Experimental study of the state of formation of social competence of adolescents with intellectual disorders

Contact. Utyosov, Yan Andriyovych, postgraduate student of the Department of Special and Inclusive Education at Kamianets-Podilskyi National University named after Ivan Ohienko, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine. The circle of scientific interests includes: the organization of correctional activities of the teacher in the conditions of special and inclusive education; the problem of socialization of teenagers with special educational needs. ; Utosova Olena Ivanivna, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Preschool, Primary and Inclusive Education of the Zakarpattia Institute of Postgraduate Pedagogical Education, Uzhhorod, Ukraine. Within the range of scientific interests are: the problem of formation of elementary mathematical concepts in children with severe and moderate intellectual disabilities, the formation of value orientations and social competencies of children with intellectual disabilities.; Verzhikhovska, Olena Mykolaivna, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Docent, Associate Professor of the Department of Psychological-Medical-Pedagogical Basics of Correctional Work at KamianetsPodilskyi National University named after Ivan Ohienko, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine. The circle of scientific interests include: peculiarities and dynamics of development of children with special educational needs of different age categories, their education and corrective and developmental training.

The article defines the most essential components of social competence: operational-content, personal-regulatory, motivational-emotional, behavioral. For their research, the indicators of social competence are singled out: the ability to analyze social situations, forecast, plan and achieve results, social awareness, the formation of social reflection, the ability to evaluate and regulate one's own behavior, the formation of socially oriented motivation, the formation of empathic tendencies in behavior, the application of acquired competences in  behavior, having the ability to work in a team. Generalized levels of the formation of social competence among adolescents with intellectual disabilities were developed: high, sufficient, average, minimal.
It was established that adolescents with intellectual disabilities mostly have a minimal level of social competence development (56.52%), which is characterized by a low level of perception and understanding of social life situations, lack of social expectations and prognostic abilities, lack of socially oriented motivation and empathic tendencies in behavior, lack of development skills of assessment and regulation of one's own behavior, application of acquired competences in activity and behavior, lack of social reflection, ability for team interaction. Some of them show an average (35.96%) and sufficient (7.53%) level of social competence formation. Adolescents with an average level show a partial understanding of the essence of social-normative behavior, do not always fully demonstrate social awareness, and show difficulties in transferring acquired competences into behavior. Children with a sufficient level are aware of the essence and content of social-normative behavior, show the ability to analyze social situations, however, apply the acquired competences mainly in typical and familiar situations.

Key words: adolescents, intellectual disabilities, methods, social competence, operational content component, personality-regulatory, motivation, empathy, behavior.