Construct validity of the LapSim: Can the LapSim virtual reality simulator distinguish between novices and experts?

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1413-1417

  Van Dongen, K W ^a   Tournoij, E ^a   Van Der Zee, D C ^a   Schijven, M P ^a   Broeders, I A M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assessment; Endoscopic surgery; Simulation training; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; ENDOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SIMULATOR; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; SURGERY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 34547196826     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-006-9188-2     Document Type: Article

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