The cognitive task analysis methods for job and task design: Review and reappraisal

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 273-299

  Wei, June ^a   Salvendy, Gavriel ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

^b SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING   (United States)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; DATA PROCESSING; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; JOB ANALYSIS; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CLASS OBJECT FORMATS; COGNITIVE TASK ANALYSIS; HUMAN INFORMATION PROCESSING THEORY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 3042767582     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01449290410001673036     Document Type: Review

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