The author highlights the importance of human social interaction in training university students. The paper presents an overview of the conceptual aspects of social interaction in scientific research. Based on theoretical approaches to the definition of social interaction, the paper defines "social interaction" in the context of the classroom activities. The aim of the paper is to investigate and define the first-year university students' interaction specifics in the learning process. The experiment involved 118 students from the Institute of Geology and Oil and Gas Production. On the basis of K. Thomas -Kilmann's test questionnaire focused on determining a leading interaction type in conflict situations, social interaction type specifics of the first-year students of technical specialties were determined and described.SHS Web of Conferences 69, 00093 (2019)

This article highlights the problem of the vocational guidance of school students with disabilities. Particular attention is paid to a crucial role of a web quest as an educational technology in increasing the motivation of school students with disabilities to enter the university, and facilitating the process of choosing the future profession. It is proved that the systematic application of the WebQuest based technology in the vocational guidance contributes to the development of reflection in school students with disabilities and limited health opportunities.