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BACKGROUND: the computer adaptive approach of testing is becoming more widespread, searches and optimization of algorithms for its work are underway, especially in the pedagogical sphere. According to the literature data, adaptive testing has a number of advantages over traditional linear testing of knowledge, which determined the purpose and objectives of the study. AIMS: assessment of the feasibility of using an adaptive approach in the structure of digital test control of students' knowledge studying in the specialty "Dentistry", through a comparative analysis of their psycho-emotional state, the success of the test tasks complection and the time spent. MATERIALS AND METHODS: in this article, we consider the simplest mechanism of the algorithm ("pyramid strategy"), which ensures the adaptive operation of a computer test. The study included 446 1st-year students of the Moscow State Medical University named after A.I. Evdokimov, studying in the specialty "Dentistry" (average age 18.76 2.26 years), divided into two groups: control (n = 200), in which linear testing was carried out, and experimental (n = 246), in which adaptive testing was carried out. The testing process is implemented through publicly available electronic resources and platforms. RESULTS: as the result of the study the absence of statistically significant differences in all parameters (p 0.05), except for time costs (p 0.05), was determined. CONCLUSIONS: based on the results of the study, we determined the feasibility of an adaptive approach in the structure of digital test control of students' knowledge studying in the specialty "Dentistry".

More than 70 digital systems are represented on the market of dental equipment, 13 of them are in Russia. Therefore, dentists should be aware of the range of digital technologies and their capabilities to provide a client-oriented approach to each clinical situation. Timely training of specialists, fully owning digital technologies, is an important condition for ensuring the quality of dental care.