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Table 3 The content validity scores by otolaryngologists and resident trainees

From: Assessment of a virtual reality temporal bone surgical simulator: a national face and content validity study

Content Validity

Domains

Junior Trainees (PGY 1–2)

Senior Trainees (PGY 3+)

Low-volume Surgeons (0–10 Mastoids/year)

High-volume Surgeons (> 10 Mastoids/year)

p-value*

Useful for Teaching Anatomy

SA

SA

SA

SA

ns

Useful for Teaching Surgical Planning

SA

SA

SA

SA

ns

Useful for Teaching Drilling Technique

SA

A

SA

A

0.011

Useful for Teaching Instrument Navigation & Movement

A

A

A

N

ns

Useful for Teaching Hand/Eye Coordination

SA

A

SA

A

ns

Overall Teaching Utility

SA

A

SA

A

0.06

  1. SA = Strongly Agree, A = Agree, N=Neutral, ns = not significant
  2. * chi-sqaure test, p ≤ 0.05 considered significant