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| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe Chapter 2016 Annual Conference |
| Editors | Dick de Waard, Antonella Toffetti, Rebecca Wiczorek, Andreas Sonderegger, Stefan Rottger, Petr Bouchner, Thomas Franke, Stephen Fairclough, Matthijs Noordzij, Karel Brookhuis |
| Place of Publication | Prague |
| Publisher | HFES Europe Chapter |
| Pages | - |
| Publication status | Published - 26 Oct 2017 |
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- IR-102423
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An idiographic study into the physiology and selfreported mental workload of learning to drive a car. / Noordzij, Matthijs Leendert; Dorrestijn, Serena M.; van den Berg, Irma A.
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe Chapter 2016 Annual Conference. ed. / Dick de Waard; Antonella Toffetti; Rebecca Wiczorek; Andreas Sonderegger; Stefan Rottger; Petr Bouchner; Thomas Franke; Stephen Fairclough; Matthijs Noordzij; Karel Brookhuis. Prague : HFES Europe Chapter, 2017. p. -.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
TY - GEN
T1 - An idiographic study into the physiology and selfreported mental workload of learning to drive a car
AU - Noordzij, Matthijs Leendert
AU - Dorrestijn, Serena M.
AU - van den Berg, Irma A.
PY - 2017/10/26
Y1 - 2017/10/26
N2 - A driving instructor has to monitor the performance and state (e.g. mental work load) of the pupil who is learning to drive. However, the instructor is also responsible for road safety. Therefore, it might be beneficial when additional monitoring technology would be available to the driving instructor. Fluctuations in skin conductance are indicative of changes in the autonomic nervous system and have been operationalized as changes in stress or mental workload. For the present idiographic study six pupils were followed during their driving training, while measuring their self-reported (and by their driving instructor) workload and their skin conductance levels (with a wrist-worn bio-sensor). The quality of the physiological measurements was acceptable in most cases. Most students showed their highest physiological values 3-7 lessons before their final exam. The driving instructor was good at predicting the self-reported workload of her pupils. Importantly, there was no correlation between physiological fluctuations and fluctuations in self-reported workload. This makes skin conductance measurement unsuitable to replace subjective workload assessments. The physiological data did provide first evidence that a modular driving instruction methodology, with several partial exams, seems to prevent extremely high physiological activity during the final exam.
AB - A driving instructor has to monitor the performance and state (e.g. mental work load) of the pupil who is learning to drive. However, the instructor is also responsible for road safety. Therefore, it might be beneficial when additional monitoring technology would be available to the driving instructor. Fluctuations in skin conductance are indicative of changes in the autonomic nervous system and have been operationalized as changes in stress or mental workload. For the present idiographic study six pupils were followed during their driving training, while measuring their self-reported (and by their driving instructor) workload and their skin conductance levels (with a wrist-worn bio-sensor). The quality of the physiological measurements was acceptable in most cases. Most students showed their highest physiological values 3-7 lessons before their final exam. The driving instructor was good at predicting the self-reported workload of her pupils. Importantly, there was no correlation between physiological fluctuations and fluctuations in self-reported workload. This makes skin conductance measurement unsuitable to replace subjective workload assessments. The physiological data did provide first evidence that a modular driving instruction methodology, with several partial exams, seems to prevent extremely high physiological activity during the final exam.
KW - IR-102423
KW - METIS-319311
M3 - Conference contribution
SP - -
BT - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe Chapter 2016 Annual Conference
A2 - de Waard, Dick
A2 - Toffetti, Antonella
A2 - Wiczorek, Rebecca
A2 - Sonderegger, Andreas
A2 - Rottger, Stefan
A2 - Bouchner, Petr
A2 - Franke, Thomas
A2 - Fairclough, Stephen
A2 - Noordzij, Matthijs
A2 - Brookhuis, Karel
PB - HFES Europe Chapter
CY - Prague
ER -