Journal article
The Effects of Task Complexity and Experience on Learning and Forgetting: A Field Study
Human factors, Vol.42(2), pp.272-286
06/2000
DOI: 10.1518/001872000779656516
PMID: 11022884
Abstract
This paper examines the effects of task complexity and experience on parameters of individual learning and forgetting. Three attributes of task complexity and experience are addressed: the method, machine, and material employed. The task involved a high-manual-dexterity skill taken from an operating textile assembly plant; there were 2853 individual participant learning/forgetting episodes. A parametric model of individual learning and forgetting that allows the evaluation of worker response to the attributes of task complexity and experience is discussed. Results indicate that both task complexity and experience significantly affect learning and forgetting rates. Potential applications of this research include the allocation of workers to tasks based on individual learning/forgetting characteristics.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Effects of Task Complexity and Experience on Learning and Forgetting: A Field Study
- Creators
- David A Nembhard - University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Human factors, Vol.42(2), pp.272-286
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- DOI
- 10.1518/001872000779656516
- PMID
- 11022884
- ISSN
- 0018-7208
- eISSN
- 1547-8181
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2000
- Academic Unit
- Industrial and Systems Engineering; Business Analytics
- Record Identifier
- 9984187063002771
Metrics
26 Record Views