Perspectives on cognitive analysis
Subtitle: historical origins and modern communities of practice
By: edited by Robert R. Hoffman, Laura Militello.
Contributors: Hoffman, Robert R.; Militello, Laura G. 1965-
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 516
ISBN-13: 9780805861402
Subjects: Cognition; Task analysis
Description: This comprehensive history of task analysis charts its origins from the earliest applied psychology through to modern forms of task analysis that focus on the study of cognitive work. Through this detailed historical analysis, it is made apparent how task analysis has always been cognitive. Chapters cover the histories, key ideas, and contributions to the methodology of a number of communities of practice, including: sociotechnics, European work analysis, naturalistic decision making, cognitive systems engineering, ethnography, and human factors.--From publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.