Date of Award
4-28-2019
Document Type
Distinction Paper
Degree Name
Psychology-BS
Department
Psychology
Advisor
Dr. Cynthia Laurie-Rose, Ph.D.
First Committee Member
Dr. Michele Acker, Ph.D.
Second Committee Member
Dr. Amanda Kline, Ph.D.
Keywords
High School, Mental Workload, Mentimeter, Interactive technology
Subject Categories
Child Psychology | Educational Psychology | Human Factors Psychology
Abstract
The proposed study extended the findings of Laurie-Rose and her colleagues (2017) examining workload in children. The goal of the study was to effectively use an interactive technology—Mentimeter—to assess workload. The study employed two cognitive tasks, the Symbol-Digit Substitution and the d2 test of attention to determine whether or not students can discriminate the demands of tasks with objectively different workload profiles. The study further examined the role of Executive Function with these cognitive tasks. Workload ratings were consistent with objective demands of the task, suggesting that Mentimeter may be a valuable tool to administer workload assessments in the classroom.
Recommended Citation
Baker, Emmaly, "Perceived Workload in High School Students" (2019). Undergraduate Distinction Papers. 71.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/stu_dist/71
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Child Psychology Commons, Educational Psychology Commons, Human Factors Psychology Commons