title: Improving the Acquisition of Basic Technical Surgical Skills with VR-Based Simulation Coupled with Computer-Based Video Instruction.
abstract: Next to practice, feedback is the most important variable in skill acquisition. Feedback can vary in content and the way that it is used for delivery. Health professions education research has extensively examined the different effects provided by the different feedback methodologies. In this paper we compared two different types of knowledge of performance (KP) feedback. The first type was video-based KP feedback while the second type consisted of computer generated KP feedback. Results of this study showed that computer generated performance feedback is more effective than video based performance feedback. The combination of the two feedback methodologies provides trainees with a better understanding.
authors.affiliation: Wilson Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Business and Information Technology, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Canada.
authors.forename: Bill
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kapralos
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dubrowski
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D000068156:Formative Feedback; D000070856:High Fidelity Simulation Training / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D013663:Teaching; D014584:User-Computer Interface