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Everything You Need to Know About the NASA-TLX
Reading Time: 6 minutes The NASA-TLX and Human Factors In 1988, Sandra G. Hart of NASA’s Human Performance Group and Lowell E. Staveland of San Jose State University introduced the NASA Task Load Index (NASA-TLX). With more than 15,000…
Introducing the PCA Model in Human Factors Engineering
Reading Time: 4 minutes Human Factors Engineering is an interdisciplinary field that focuses on optimizing the design of products, systems, and environments by studying how people interact with them (Branaghan et al., 2020). As part of that undertaking, human…
Ethical Treatment of Human Factors Test Participants
Reading Time: 6 minutes As a university student, I worked in a psychobiology lab where we studied the physiology of emotions. Our lab housed rats, mice, and chickens. Because I was a lowly undergraduate, I was saddled with some…
Frequently Asked Questions – Working with Research Collective
Reading Time: 3 minutes We commonly get questions about what we do and what it’s like to work with us. So, we’ve put together a brief list of frequently asked questions and their answers. Of course, give us a…
Top 5 Eye-Tracking Myths
Reading Time: 5 minutes Eye-tracking provides valuable insights into the cognition of healthcare providers, patients, caregivers, and medical device users. Recent advancements have made this technology more accessible and affordable. Yet, despite its growing popularity, numerous misconceptions about eye-tracking…
The Conference Reimagined: HFES Virtual Healthcare Symposium
Reading Time: 5 minutes Healthcare Human Factors Virtual Symposium As an attendee of the 2020 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare, as it was originally planned, you would have walked into a hotel ballroom in Toronto,…
Remote Human Factors Research During COVID-19
Reading Time: 11 minutes Remote Research Overview Fundamentally, remote research involves the researcher and participant being in two separate locations. As it stands right now, remote research is undoubtedly the safest option during the COVID-19 pandemic. Video meeting platforms…
In-Person Research Methods: Research During COVID-19
Reading Time: 9 minutes In-Person Research Overview Many people are sensitive to visiting unfamiliar businesses right now due to fears of COVID-19 exposure. This can be disheartening to researchers, especially when businesses put in considerable time and effort to…
Usable Research Reports: Usability Studies
Reading Time: 5 minutes Usability Testing Actually fielding a usability study is the moment of truth. Staying true to project goals and completing a task analysis accomplishes a ton for the seeker of usable results, but those strategies quickly…
Usable Research Reports: Formative vs. Validation
Reading Time: 3 minutes Usable Human Factors Reports When it comes to producing usable results, consistently embracing the study’s goals is critical. A project’s findings are only as useful as the questions it strives to answer, so delivering results…