Diagnostics of the levels of formation of communicative competence of children of the 6th year of life at the ascertainment stage of the study

Authors

  • M. Naumenko A student pursuing a third-level (academic) degree in higher education in the field of study 012 Preschool Education at the Faculty of Teacher Education of the Boris Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8927-4427

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.28925/2311-2409.2026.4518

Keywords:

communicative competence, pre-school children, sixth year of life, speech development, socialisation, pedagogical experiment, diagnostics, educational process, project-based activity, digitalisation

Abstract

The article presents the results of the ascertaining stage of an experimental study into the level
of communicative competence formation in children of the sixth year of life; it substantiates the relevance
of the problem of developing communicative competence in children of this age under the conditions
of contemporary transformations in pre-school education, which are determined by the implementation
of the competence-based approach as well as by the influence of socio-cultural and technological factors
on child development. It is argued that communicative competence should be regarded as an integrative
personal quality encompassing speech, cognitive, and socio-behavioural components, which together
ensure effective interaction between the child and their environment. Based on the analysis of scholarly
sources, the essence and structure of the phenomenon under study are clarified, and the key criteria for its
formation are identified, namely motivational-value, cognitive, and activity-behavioural. The paper outlines
the programme and methodology of the ascertaining stage of the pedagogical experiment, which involved
the integrated use of observation, surveys, and play-based diagnostic techniques enabling the identification

of levels of communicative competence formation across different types of children’s activities. The empirical
study, conducted in pre-school education institutions across various regions of Ukraine, demonstrates
that the majority of children exhibit medium and below-medium levels of communicative skills
formation, manifested in fragmented speech activity, difficulties in maintaining dialogue, and insufficient
ability for constructive interaction. It has been established that factors hindering the development
of communicative competence include excessive digitalisation of the child’s environment, limited direct
communication with adults, and an insufficient level of speech skills development. The findings confirm
the necessity of purposeful pedagogical intervention and the implementation of effective educational
technologies, in particular project-based activities aimed at fostering communicative competence in preschool
children.

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Van der Wilt, F., Bouwer, R., & Van der Veen, C. (2022). Dialogic classroom talk in early childhood education: The effect on language skills and social competence. Learning and Instruction, 77, 101522. URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2021.101522 [in English]

Published

2026-05-30

How to Cite

Naumenko, M. (2026). Diagnostics of the levels of formation of communicative competence of children of the 6th year of life at the ascertainment stage of the study. Pedagogical Education: Theory and Practice. Psychology. Pedagogy, (45(1), 140–148. https://doi.org/10.28925/2311-2409.2026.4518

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