STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS' SELF-AWARENESS AND ITS ROLE IN THE PROCESS OF PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL SELF-DEVELOPMENT

The article is devoted to the structural analysis of self-awareness and determination of its role in the process of professional and personal self-development of students; it has been proven that the improvement of a person as a self-organizing and self- programming system is possible only under the condition of mandatory development of self- awareness; justified interest in this problem from the side of pedagogy and psychology; the meaning of the concepts of “self-awareness” and “self-development” of students is disclosed; the need for the formation of self-awareness in the process of professional and personal self- development of students, which includes the ability to self-knowledge, reflection, self- evaluation, self-control, and self-improvement, has been proven. The results of a study conducted among students of NTU “KhPI” are presented, in which the presence of individual components of self-awareness is shown, and their role in one's personal growth is revealed. The formative role of the self-concept as a basis for the development of students' professional self- awareness is considered. It is proved that the improvement of a person as a self-organizing and self-programming system is possible only thanks to the mandatory development of self- awareness.