The method of studying mediated memorization, thinking features and regulation of activity “Pictogram”: standardization of the norm for children of six and seven years

<p><strong>Context and relevance</strong>. The current request of modern genetic research is the identification of systemic development indicators that reflect general patterns of mental changes and the results of the impact of educational systems. An important principle of psychodiagnostics is the relationship between the depth of the reality being studied and the capabilities of the tools. <strong>Objective.</strong> Empirical substantiation and standardization of age norms of mediated memorization, features of thinking, voluntary regulation and organization of activities for older preschool children. <strong>Methods and materials.</strong> The study involved 166 children aged 6 years (median age 71,5 ± 3,8 months, 51,2% girls) and 296 children aged 7 years (median age 83,6 ± 3,6 months, 52,3% girls) from 6 regions of the Russian Federation. Research methods: testing, methods of mathematical statistics (calculation of Cronbach's Alpha coefficients, Guttman splitting coefficient, correlation analysis). Research methodology: the "Pictogram" technique (A.R. Luria) modified by E.I. Izotova (Izotova, 2012). The modified version of A.R. Luria's "Pictogram" technique is aimed at studying the characteristics of the cognitive and personal sphere, voluntary regulation and organization of activities of older preschool children. <strong>Results.</strong> The article presents the results of the study of the cognitive sphere and the sphere of regulation of activity of senior preschool children using the "Pictogram" technique. The results of the internal consistency check of the indicators and the reliability of the modified "Pictogram" technique are presented using the Cronbach's alpha coefficient and Split-half reliability on the entire sample (N = 462). As a result, standard norms were determined for three indicators of the "Pictogram" technique for children of six and seven years of age. The norm was determined by the intraquartile range relative to the values of the upper and lower quartiles: mediated memorization 5–9 points out of 12 (for six years) and 8–11 points out of 12 (for seven years); originality 1–5 points out of 12 (for 6 years) and 1–3 points out of 12 (for seven years); voluntary regulation of activity 2 points out of 3 (for six and seven years old). <strong>Conclusions.</strong> The research data determine the features of mediated memorization, the form of mental activity, voluntary regulation and organization of the activity of children of six and seven years old, which allows us to make predictions regarding their mastery of preschool education programs, as well as to reasonably determine strategies for the development of voluntary memory, visual-figurative thinking, originality as a characteristic of creativity/creative imagination.</p>