repeated performance of an action in order to assimilate it. In different conditions of learning, an exercise is either the only procedure within which all the components of the learning process are performed – clarification of the content of the action, its consolidation, generalization and automation, or one of the procedures – along with explanation and memorization, which precedes the exercise and provides the initial understanding of the content of the action and its preliminary consolidation; in the second case, the exercise ensures the completion of comprehension and consolidation of the material, as well as the generalization and automation of the action; As a result, it leads to the complete mastery of the action and its transformation (depending on the achieved measure of automation) into a skill or skill.