Methods for Conducting Cognitive Task Analysis for a Decision Making Task.

Abstract

Cognitive task analysis (CTA) improves traditional task analysis procedures by analyzing the thought processes of performers while they complete a task. For this report, we have selected several of the measures for which we found differences in experts and novices and have detailed the procedures for using these methods to conduct a CTA for domains which involve critical decision making tasks in naturalistic settings. The cognitive task analysis methods that we describe are: (1) development of a task process model, (2) development of an information flow model, (3) misconceptions analysis, and (4) structural knowledge analysis. For each of these methods we describe how information is gathered (knowledge elicitation), how it is represented in a format that can be later used in designing training (knowledge representation), and how the knowledge can be used in developing training.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA304110

Entities

People

  • Barbara G. Wyman
  • H. L. Pugh
  • Josephine M. Randel

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Education
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Musculoskeletal And Neural Physiology
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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