The impact of secondary-task type on the sensitivity of reaction-time based measurement of cognitive load for novices learning surgical skills using simulation

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 196, Issue , 2014, Pages 353-359

  Rojas, David ^a   Haji, Faizal ^a   Shewaga, Rob ^b   Kapralos, Bill ^b   Dubrowski, Adam ^c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

cognitive load; Simulation based education; surgical skills

Indexed keywords

VIRTUAL REALITY;

COGNITIVE LOADS; PILOT EXPERIMENT; SECONDARY TASKS; SIMPLE REACTION; SKILLS TRAINING; SURGICAL SKILLS;

SURGERY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; SUTURE TECHNIQUE; VIRTUAL REALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; VIRTUAL REALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897765821     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-375-9-353     Document Type: Conference Paper

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