New article in Revista de Educación a Distancia (RED): “Virtual Reality Simulator in Minimally Invasive Surgery Based on Design Science and the Messick Validation Framework”
You can now read a new article published in the Revista de Educación a Distancia (RED) titled “Virtual Reality Simulator in Minimally Invasive Surgery Based on Design Science and the Messick Validation Framework”. The authors are Fernando López Álvarez (University of Manizales), Francesc Saigí Rubió (eHealth Center, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya) and Marcelo Fabián Maina (Edul@b, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya).
The study is part of Vol. 24 No. 79 (2024) of RED: “Visions of three-dimensional or virtual workspaces in medical and surgical education. Analysis of cases and experiences from the perspective of learning outcomes in the training of active professionals”. Discover all the articles that are part of the new issue, here.
Abstract
Minimally invasive surgery is the new surgical standard that requires the development of low-cost portable simulators to democratize training and ubiquitous learning. The study presents the development and validation of a simulator for learning basic psychomotor skills in minimally invasive surgery using a combination of Design-Based Research methodological approaches focused on learning, and Design Science Research focused on artefact development. The study was conducted in four phases. The framework proposed by Messick was used for the validation of the simulator. The successive development phases involved minimally invasive surgery experts, surgical residents, and medical students, who conducted a series of tests of the artefact to measure its effectiveness in learning psychomotor skills. The studies were based on Likert surveys and evaluation of test scores by a novice population (referent group) and an expert group. While evidence was obtained for content validity, no evidence was obtained for the relationship with other variables. Internal consistency showed good quality evidence and strong evidence was obtained for learning curve achievement among novices. The approach adopted proved to be effective in the development of accessible and effective simulators for the development of psychomotor skills in minimally invasive surgery.
Read the full article, here.
How To Quote
Álvarez López, F., Saigí Rubió, F., & Maina, M. F. (2024). Simulador de Realidad Virtual en Cirugía Mínimamente Invasiva Basado en la Ciencia del Diseño y el Marco de Validación de Messick. Revista de Educación a Distancia (RED), 24(79). https://doi.org/10.6018/red.608201
