@inproceedings{9bbf6541af7947ae9bfcf9851470e687,
title = "Evaluating cognitive competence: does eye movement behavior represent the missing piece of the puzzle?",
abstract = "Competence in cognitive skills such as situation assessment and decision-making is difficult to assess through the analysis of technical skills in isolation. The present study sought to test a new methodology to identify the cognitive performance of operators. Forty-one general aviation pilots completed a series of tasks in a simulated flight that were designed to trigger the application of either lower-order (monitoring) or higher-order (decision-making) cognitive skills. The results revealed that, in comparison to the lowerorder task, higher-order tasks (low oil pressure and right magneto fail) were associated with significantly higher mean subjective cognitive complexity scores, a significantly higher mean range of gaze movement, a significantly higher proportion of short fixation durations (<150 ms), and a significantly lower proportion of long fixation durations (>600 ms). These results are discussed in terms of developing an assessment tool for the application of higher and lower-order cognitive skills.",
author = "Harris, {Jemma M.} and Wiggins, {Mark W.}",
year = "2008",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781605606859",
series = "Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting",
publisher = "Human Factors and Ergonomics Society",
number = "26",
pages = "2077--2081",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 52nd Annual Meeting",
address = "United States",
note = "52nd Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, HFES 2008 ; Conference date: 22-09-2008 Through 26-09-2008",
}