AN INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY FOR LEARNING RUSSIAN MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY BASED ON ETYMOLOGICAL (GRECO-LATIN TERM ELEMENTS) AND MORPHEMIC ANALYSIS: AN EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVENESS

Abstract

This article proposes and experimentally evaluates an instructional technology for learning Russian medical terminology grounded in etymological analysis (Greco-Latin term elements) and morphemic decomposition (prefix–root–suffix). The approach employs a “structural reading” strategy to reconstruct meaning from term components, systematic training in affix semantics, and practice through clinical scenarios, with learning gains compared between control and experimental groups. The study aims to demonstrate that the proposed technology outperforms rote memorization in meaningful comprehension, spelling accuracy, contextual usage, and the ability to interpret previously unseen terms.