Knowledge of Results in Visual Inspection: A Model of Decision Making

Abstract

The training of industrial workers will be one of the most challenging issues facing American industry during the coming years. There is a growing need to provide effective job training for workers at all levels of technology. Unfortunately, most corporate training programs have neglected to incorporate existing cognitive theory into an overall training strategy. Furthermore, as increasing automation reduces the number of pure manual tasks, cognitive-based tasks such as system monitoring and decision making will become more common. (eg)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA221206

Entities

People

  • John Micalizzi

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Circuit Boards
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Human Behavior
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human-Machine Systems
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Mental Processes
  • Motor Skills
  • Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Students
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Trainees

Readers

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  • STEM Education
  • Systems Analysis and Design