Human Performance and Situation Awareness Measures

This book was developed to help researchers and practitioners select measures to be used in the evaluation of human/machine systems. The book begins with an overview of the steps involved in developing a test to measure human performance. This is followed by a definition of human performance and a review of human performance measures.

List of contents

1. Introduction.  2. Human Performance.  3. Measures of Situational Awareness. List of Acronyms. Author Index. Subject Index.

About the author

Valerie Gawron has a PhD in Engineering Psychology from the University of Illinois. She has written over 400 publications including the Human Performance, Workload, and Situation Awareness Measures Handbook (second edition) and 2001 Hearts: The Jane Gawron Story. Both of these are being used internationally in graduate classes, the former in human factors and the latter in patient safety. Dr. Gawron is a fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, and a fellow of the International Ergonomics Association.

Summary

This book was developed to help researchers and practitioners select measures to be used in the evaluation of human/machine systems. The book begins with an overview of the steps involved in developing a test to measure human performance. This is followed by a definition of human performance and a review of human performance measures.

Product details

• Authors: Valerie Jane Gawron
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032964522
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3296452-2
• No. of pages: 210
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / General, Perception, COMPUTERS / Computer Science, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Engineering, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Engineering (General), TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Electrical, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Health & Safety, SCIENCE / Cognitive Science, Occupational and industrial psychology, Occupational & industrial psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Other manufacturing technologies, Ethical & social aspects of IT, Automatic control engineering, Ergonomics, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Behaviorism