Construct validity and assessment of the learning curve for the SIMENDO endoscopic simulator

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1406-1412

  Verdaasdonk, E G G ^a,b   Stassen, L P S ^a,b   Schijven, M P ^c   Dankelman, J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Laparoscopy; Motor skills; Simulator; Training; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPE; ERROR; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATOR; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; LEARNING; TEACHING MATERIALS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 34547141682     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-006-9177-5     Document Type: Article

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