VÝVOJ SOCIOMETRICKÉHO STATUSU DETÍ V ŠKOLSKEJ TRIEDE A ANALÝZA SOCIÁLNYCH SIETÍ

One of the most important developmental contexts for children is their experiences with their peers. For younger children (middle childhood) it is mostly peer context in school settings, while young children spend most of their time either at home, or with their classmates at school. In the classroom children acquire wide range of skills, experiences, attitudes and relationships that influence their adaptation in later life. As children grow experiences with their peers and mainly relations with their peers become increasingly complex. In this paper we focus on the formation of groups and relations in classroom and on the development of socio-metric status among peers. We also summarize main characteristics of social networks and social network analysis.