Publication Date
2018
Document Type
Thesis
Committee Members
Subhashini Ganapathy (Advisor), Mary E. Fendley (Committee Member), Sansanka V. Prabhala (Committee Member)
Degree Name
Master of Science in Industrial and Human Factors Engineering (MSIHE)
Abstract
This study examined the effectiveness of a wearable device in delivering various feedback modalities in an attempt to improve performance outcomes in complex systems. Secondarily this study looked at performance when feedback type was matched to preferred learning style according to VARK Learning Styles Inventory results. Participants were required to perform system monitoring and correct for system failures through key presses. Feedback was delivered through a smart watch and was based on response time performance. Feedback modalities included visual, auditory, and haptic feedback. Subjective ratings of situation awareness and mental workload were also examined. Results indicated that auditory feedback condition response times were significantly slower than response times in other feedback condition with the control group having the fastest mean response times. Participants who tested as read write learners were the only learning style group to show higher levels of situation awareness and decreased mental workload when presented with their preferred.
Page Count
49
Department or Program
Department of Biomedical, Industrial & Human Factors Engineering
Year Degree Awarded
2018
Copyright
Copyright 2018, all rights reserved. My ETD will be available under the "Fair Use" terms of copyright law.
