Evaluating an instrument to measure mental load and mental effort using Item Response Theory
dc.contributor.author | Krell, Moritz | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-16T19:32:27Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-06-16T19:32:27Z | |
dc.date.created | 2015-04-14 | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-04-14 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2566-9087 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/18452/8864 | |
dc.description.abstract | Measurement of cognitive load (CL) is seen as a problematic issue since no consensus about appropriate instruments has been reached. In this study, a rating scale instrument to measure mental load (ML; 6 items) and mental effort (ME; 6 items) is evaluated using Item Response Theory. N=506 students self-reported their amount of ML and ME after working on a standardised multiple choice-test. The findings propose to separately measure ML and ME instead of CL in general. Furthermore, the 7-point rating scale had to be reduced post-hoc to a 3-point scale in order to reach consistent information. Finally, there was a significant (negative) correlation between ML and test performance, but not between ME and test performance. | eng |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin | |
dc.rights | (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | ger |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | assessment | eng |
dc.subject | performance | eng |
dc.subject | cognitive load | eng |
dc.subject | mental effort | eng |
dc.subject | mental load | eng |
dc.subject | rating scale-model | eng |
dc.subject.ddc | 368 Versicherungen | |
dc.subject.ddc | 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik | |
dc.title | Evaluating an instrument to measure mental load and mental effort using Item Response Theory | |
dc.type | article | |
dc.identifier.urn | urn:nbn:de:kobv:11-100228733 | |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/8212 | |
dc.type.version | publishedVersion | |
local.edoc.pages | 6 | |
local.edoc.type-name | Zeitschriftenartikel | |
local.edoc.container-type | periodical | |
local.edoc.container-type-name | Zeitschrift | |
dc.description.version | Peer Reviewed | |
dc.identifier.zdb | 2899700-1 | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitle | Science Education Review Letters | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume | 2015 | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.issue | 1 | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishername | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublisherplace | Berlin | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.editor | Rüdiger Tiemann, Annette Upmeier zu Belzen, Andreas Borowski | |
bua.department | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät |