Psychomotor Abilities of Foreign Students Engaged In Physical Education In A Special Medical Department

Introduction. The global processes taking place in the world today have a special impact on the field of education. A modern student can choose to study anywhere in the world. Education in The Russian Federation is appreciated among the youth of different countries. However, along with obtaining a professional education, there is a question of developing special applied abilities that must be possessed in order to find a worthy place in the labor market. Among the most important psychomotor abilities of applied importance, researchers note the accuracy of movements, quickness of reaction, and the ability to maintain balance in various conditions [2]. Students who study in a special medical department initially have deviations in their health status, and if they are a foreign student, then in addition to problems of an adaptive nature, socio-cultural and domestic problems are superimposed [1]. The purpose of the study is to identify the features of the development of psychomotor abilities in international students of the special medical department. Methodology and organization of research. The experiment was conducted in Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University of Russia at the Department of Physical Education and Sports. The students were divided into 2 groups: the control group consisted of 48 Russian students, the experimental group consisted of 32 foreign students engaged in physical education in a special medical department. Psychomotor abilities were assessed by a test in balance with eyes closed (c), catching a ruler (cm), throwing a tennis ball with a bounce off a wall (number of times in 30 seconds). The results of the study and their discussion. In Russian students, the average values in the equilibrium test were 14.87±2.21 seconds, and in foreign students 12.28±1.64 (p>0.5), significant differences in line fishing in the experimental group, compared with the control group, increased (p<0.05) and amounted to 7.85±0.87 and 4.25±1.07 cm. In the accuracy test, the number of throws among foreign students is 50% less (14.63±2.31) than among Russian students (26.48±2.17), the differences are at a significantly significant level (p<0.001). Conclusion. The level of balance development among international students is practically the same as that of Russian students. Psychomotor abilities reflecting quickness of reaction and precision of movements are less developed in foreign students than in Russian ones. The differences indicate the peculiarities of the functioning of the nervous system or the influence of adaptation processes associated with moving to another country. In physical education classes, special attention should be paid to the development of psychomotor abilities of an applied nature, in accordance with the professional needs of students. © 2025 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.