Construct Validation of a Cost-Effective Vessel Ligation Benchtop Simulator

construct and predictive validation of english language teachers competency test (elt-ct

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Construct Validation 1 Construct Validation in Organizational Behavior

da Vinci Skills Simulator construct validation study: correlation of prior robotic experience with overall score and time score simulator performance.

OBJECTIVE To assess the construct validity of the da Vinci Skills Simulator (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA). Ideally, a well-designed simulator should demonstrate construct validity, which is defined in this study as the correlation between robotic surgical experience and performance on the simulator. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty-nine surgeons (18 [46%] group I [0-20 robotic cases]; 8 [21%...

Validation of a novel successful aging construct.

PURPOSE Assess the validity of our previously published multidimensional concept of Successful Aging that integrates physiological, psychological, and sociological domains of health. DESIGN Three distinctly different populations were used to assess the discriminant and predictive validity. METHODS Data included 1438 women age 65 and older who participated in the Women's Health and Aging Stu...

Virtual Reality Uterine Resectoscopic Simulator: Face and Construct Validation and Comparative Evaluation in an Educational Environment

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Recognizing that resectoscopic simulation may have an educational role, this pilot study was designed to evaluate the face validity and educational utility of a virtual reality uterine resectoscope training system. METHODS A pilot prospective comparative study of novice and expert hysteroscopists' performance on a targeting exercise and myomectomy with the virtual lo...