SD 142 Assignment

Mental Workload

The University of Waterloo has become concerned that the way they currently administer final exams creates too much mental workload for students. They have hired you to determine whether or not this is true. Explain three general types of measures you could make of mental workload. Give an example of each, one advantage and one disadvantage of that type of measure. Which would you choose and why?

Chart: 12 marks

1. Type of Measure

 

Example

 

Advantage

 

Disadvantage

 
   

2. Type of Measure

 

Example

 

Advantage

 

Disadvantage

 
   

3. Type of Measure

 

Example

 

Advantage

 

Disadvantage

 

(1 mark)

I would choose to use ______________________________________________________

(7 marks)

Why? Explain your choice with specific reference to the case of university exams.

 

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