Testing a mechanism for the assessment of operators' cognitive skills in advanced technology environments

摘要: In advanced technology environments, such as aviation, there is a demand for objective and validated methodologies to evaluate the competence of operators. However, current assessment strategies focus on behavioural tasks do not provide sufficient understanding cognitive precursors task performance. This lack attention components performance due difficulty in observing skills. Accordingly, this thesis sought test mechanism explicit developing skills, an approach was taken examine problem from perspective information processing. An argument developed effect that inappropriate skill during might arise misperception complexity task, which be observed pattern feature (information) acquisition. The first study designed relationship between perceptions class applied. A interview conducted with 21 pilots at regional airline, detailed coding procedure outcomes. results indicated association coded reflecting application either lower-order (e.g., situation assessment) or higher-order decision-making) level perceived attributed those tasks. Studies 2 3 tested proposed inferred skill, acquisition, context simulated flight. second study, 41 general aviation completed series were trigger lower Gaze tracking data revealed significant differences third 38