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. 2020 Jul 14;22(7):e17491. doi: 10.2196/17491

Table 5.

Fidelity to the criterion and content validity according to the level of experience.

Variable Basic manipulation (n=3) Basic operating level (n=11) Intermediate operating level (n=8) Advanced operating level (n=8) P value

Median IQR Median IQR Median IQR Median IQR
Fidelity to the criteriona

Ease of use 5 4-5 5 4-5 5 4.5-5 4.5 4-5 .84

Navigation menu 5 4-5 5 5-5 5 4.5-5 4.5 4-5 .51

Relevance as a learning tool 5 2-5 5 4-5 5 5-5 5 4-5 .83

Fulcrum effect 4 2-5 4 3-5 5 4-5 4 4-5 .66

Representation of the physical forceps in the virtual environment 5 3-5 4 4-5 4 3.5-5 4.5 3-5 .96

Simulation of the movements in MISb 4 4-4 4 4-5 4.5 3.5-5 4 3.5-4.5 .70

Innovation 5 3-5 5 5-5 5 4.5-5 5 4.5-5 .95

Graphic design 4 4-5 5 4-5 5 4.5-5 4 4-5 .41

Feedback 5 4-5 5 4-5 5 5-5 4.5 4-5 .42

Relevance of the feedback 4 4-5 5 4-5 5 4.5-5 4.5 4-5 .66
Content validityc

Hand-eye coordination 4 4-5 5 4-5 5 5-5 4.5 4-5 .77

Depth perception 5 4-5 5 4-5 5 4-5 4.5 4-5 .95

Basic psychomotor skills learning 4 3-5 5 4-5 5 5-5 5 4-5 .45

Basic steps of MIS 4 4-5 5 4-5 5 4.5-5 4 4-4.5 .33

Metrics 4 3-5 4 3-5 4.5 4-5 4.5 4-5 .75

Ubiquitous learning 4 4-5 5 4-5 5 5-5 4.5 4-5 .46
Tasksd

Task 1 3 3-5 4 3-5 4 3.5-5 4 3.5-4.5 .88

Task 2 4 4-5 4 4-5 4 3.5-5 3.5 2-5 .76

Task 3 4 2-5 4 3-4 4.5 3.5-5 4 3.5 – 5 .76

Task 4 2 2-5 4 4-5 5 5-5 4 3.5-5 .18

Task 5 4 4-5 5 4-5 5 4.5-5 4.5 4-5 .70

Task 6 4 4-4 4 4-5 5 5-5 4.5 4-5 .12

aFor fidelity to the criterion questions, see Multimedia Appendix 1.

bMIS: minimally invasive surgery.

cFor content validity questions, see Multimedia Appendix 1.

dFor task descriptions, see Table 1.