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  2. Morris water navigation task - Wikipedia

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    The test was developed to study spatial learning and how it differed from other forms of associative learning. [11] Originally rats, now more commonly mice, were placed in an open pool and the latency to escape was measured for up to six trials a day for 2–14 days. [12] Several variables are used to evaluate an animal's performance.

  3. Progress testing - Wikipedia

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    The National Board of Medical Examiners in the USA also provides progress testing in various countries [10] [11] The feasibility of an international approach to progress testing has been recently acknowledged [12] and was first demonstrated by Albano et al. [13] in 1996, who compared test scores across German, Dutch and Italian medical schools.

  4. List of human cell types - Wikipedia

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    Some attempts have been made – and some are still in progress– for creating standards for identifying cells consistently. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] [ 27 ] The Cell Ontology provides arguably the most comprehensive metadata standard to date, cataloging over 2500 cell classes and being used actively by the Human Cell Atlas community.

  5. Educational entertainment - Wikipedia

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    All types of games, including board, card, quizzes, and video games, may be used in an educational environment. [23] Educational games are designed to teach people about certain subjects, expand concepts, reinforce development, understand an historical event or culture, or assist them in learning a skill as they play. [citation needed]

  6. Motor coordination - Wikipedia

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    A woman exercising. In physiology, motor coordination is the orchestrated movement of multiple body parts as required to accomplish intended actions, like walking.This coordination is achieved by adjusting kinematic and kinetic parameters associated with each body part involved in the intended movement.

  7. Development of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Development of the human body is the process of growth to maturity.The process begins with fertilization, where an egg released from the ovary of a female is penetrated by a sperm cell from a male.

  8. Problem-based learning - Wikipedia

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    They have to incorporate written examinations with modified essay questions, practical examinations, peer and self assessments etc. Problem-based has also been considered slightly more favourable to female participants, [39] whilst having equivocal impacts on their male counterparts when compared to lecture based learning.

  9. Penumbra (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    In pathology and anatomy the penumbra is the area surrounding an ischemic event such as thrombotic or embolic stroke.Immediately following the event, blood flow and therefore oxygen transport is reduced locally, leading to hypoxia of the cells near the location of the original insult.