OBJECTIVE Auricular acupuncture (AA) is effective for the treatment of preoperative anxiety. We aimed to study the feasibility and effects of AA on exam anxiety in a prospective observational pilot study. METHODS Healthy medical students received bilateral AA using indwelling fixed needles at points MA-IC1, MA-TF1, MA-SC, MA-AH7, and MA-T on the day before an anatomy exam. The needles were re...

The article proposes to consider the preparation and participation in intellectual contests (Olympiads) for schoolchildren further admission selective universities as a specfic type of tracking, choice an educational trajectory. most part studies school Olympiads deal either with issues methodological training teachers, or comparison students who got into according results Unified State Exam Ol...

The article is devoted to the results of a sociological study causes and factors determining educational trajectories students secondary vocational education. trend recent years in field education has been gradual increase number school graduates entering institutions, while at same time reducing higher programs. above explains relevance studying dynamics structure that determine professional t...

Objective: This study attempted to establish a consistent measurement technique for calculating readability on a state-wide Certified Nursing Assistant’s (CNA) certification exam. Background: Monitoring the readability level of an exam helps ensure all test versions do not exceed the maximum reading level of the exam, and that knowledge of the subject matter, rather than reading ability, is bei...

The paper presents our efforts in defining UASM, a unified syntax for Abstract State Machines (ASMs), based on the syntaxes of two of the main ASM frameworks, CoreASM and ASMETA, which have been adapted to accept UASM as input syntax of all their validation and

Relevance. The problem of high-quality training specialists in the medical field is a significant issue worldwide, including Ukraine. It necessary to achieve threefold task when forming highly professional specialist: successful completion licensing integrated exam "Krok", improvement one's practical skills and manipulations conditions simulation center clinic, formation awareness activity doct...