A Survey on Measuring Cognitive Workload in Human-Computer Interaction

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Název: A Survey on Measuring Cognitive Workload in Human-Computer Interaction
Autoři: Kosch, Thomas, Karolus, Jakob, Zagermann, Johannes, Reiterer, Harald, Schmidt, Albrecht, Woźniak, Paweł W., 1988
Zdroj: ACM Computing Surveys. 55(13s)
Témata: workload-aware computing, workload assessment, categorization, Cognitive workload, questionnaires, cognition-aware interfaces, physiological sensing
Popis: The ever-increasing number of computing devices around us results in more and more systems competing for our attention, making cognitive workload a crucial factor for the user experience of human-computer interfaces. Research in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) has used various metrics to determine users' mental demands. However, there needs to be a systematic way to choose an appropriate and effective measure for cognitive workload in experimental setups, posing a challenge to their reproducibility. We present a literature survey of past and current metrics for cognitive workload used throughout HCI literature to address this challenge. By initially exploring what cognitive workload resembles in the HCI context, we derive a categorization supporting researchers and practitioners in selecting cognitive workload metrics for system design and evaluation. We conclude with three following research gaps: (1) defining and interpreting cognitive workload in HCI, (2) the hidden cost of the NASA-TLX, and (3) HCI research as a catalyst for workload-aware systems, highlighting that HCI research has to deepen and conceptualize the understanding of cognitive workload in the context of interactive computing systems.
Popis souboru: electronic
Přístupová URL adresa: https://research.chalmers.se/publication/537263
https://research.chalmers.se/publication/537263/file/537263_Fulltext.pdf
Databáze: SwePub
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Abstrakt:The ever-increasing number of computing devices around us results in more and more systems competing for our attention, making cognitive workload a crucial factor for the user experience of human-computer interfaces. Research in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) has used various metrics to determine users' mental demands. However, there needs to be a systematic way to choose an appropriate and effective measure for cognitive workload in experimental setups, posing a challenge to their reproducibility. We present a literature survey of past and current metrics for cognitive workload used throughout HCI literature to address this challenge. By initially exploring what cognitive workload resembles in the HCI context, we derive a categorization supporting researchers and practitioners in selecting cognitive workload metrics for system design and evaluation. We conclude with three following research gaps: (1) defining and interpreting cognitive workload in HCI, (2) the hidden cost of the NASA-TLX, and (3) HCI research as a catalyst for workload-aware systems, highlighting that HCI research has to deepen and conceptualize the understanding of cognitive workload in the context of interactive computing systems.
ISSN:03600300
15577341
DOI:10.1145/3582272