Table 5.
Variable | Basic manipulation (n=3) | Basic operating level (n=11) | Intermediate operating level (n=8) | Advanced operating level (n=8) | P value | |||||||||||||||
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Median | IQR | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | Median | IQR |
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Fidelity to the criteriona | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ease of use | 5 | 4-5 | 5 | 4-5 | 5 | 4.5-5 | 4.5 | 4-5 | .84 | ||||||||||
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Navigation menu | 5 | 4-5 | 5 | 5-5 | 5 | 4.5-5 | 4.5 | 4-5 | .51 | ||||||||||
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Relevance as a learning tool | 5 | 2-5 | 5 | 4-5 | 5 | 5-5 | 5 | 4-5 | .83 | ||||||||||
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Fulcrum effect | 4 | 2-5 | 4 | 3-5 | 5 | 4-5 | 4 | 4-5 | .66 | ||||||||||
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Representation of the physical forceps in the virtual environment | 5 | 3-5 | 4 | 4-5 | 4 | 3.5-5 | 4.5 | 3-5 | .96 | ||||||||||
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Simulation of the movements in MISb | 4 | 4-4 | 4 | 4-5 | 4.5 | 3.5-5 | 4 | 3.5-4.5 | .70 | ||||||||||
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Innovation | 5 | 3-5 | 5 | 5-5 | 5 | 4.5-5 | 5 | 4.5-5 | .95 | ||||||||||
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Graphic design | 4 | 4-5 | 5 | 4-5 | 5 | 4.5-5 | 4 | 4-5 | .41 | ||||||||||
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Feedback | 5 | 4-5 | 5 | 4-5 | 5 | 5-5 | 4.5 | 4-5 | .42 | ||||||||||
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Relevance of the feedback | 4 | 4-5 | 5 | 4-5 | 5 | 4.5-5 | 4.5 | 4-5 | .66 | ||||||||||
Content validityc | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Hand-eye coordination | 4 | 4-5 | 5 | 4-5 | 5 | 5-5 | 4.5 | 4-5 | .77 | ||||||||||
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Depth perception | 5 | 4-5 | 5 | 4-5 | 5 | 4-5 | 4.5 | 4-5 | .95 | ||||||||||
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Basic psychomotor skills learning | 4 | 3-5 | 5 | 4-5 | 5 | 5-5 | 5 | 4-5 | .45 | ||||||||||
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Basic steps of MIS | 4 | 4-5 | 5 | 4-5 | 5 | 4.5-5 | 4 | 4-4.5 | .33 | ||||||||||
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Metrics | 4 | 3-5 | 4 | 3-5 | 4.5 | 4-5 | 4.5 | 4-5 | .75 | ||||||||||
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Ubiquitous learning | 4 | 4-5 | 5 | 4-5 | 5 | 5-5 | 4.5 | 4-5 | .46 | ||||||||||
Tasksd | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Task 1 | 3 | 3-5 | 4 | 3-5 | 4 | 3.5-5 | 4 | 3.5-4.5 | .88 | ||||||||||
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Task 2 | 4 | 4-5 | 4 | 4-5 | 4 | 3.5-5 | 3.5 | 2-5 | .76 | ||||||||||
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Task 3 | 4 | 2-5 | 4 | 3-4 | 4.5 | 3.5-5 | 4 | 3.5 – 5 | .76 | ||||||||||
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Task 4 | 2 | 2-5 | 4 | 4-5 | 5 | 5-5 | 4 | 3.5-5 | .18 | ||||||||||
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Task 5 | 4 | 4-5 | 5 | 4-5 | 5 | 4.5-5 | 4.5 | 4-5 | .70 | ||||||||||
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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.