Perspectives on Cognitive Task Analysis: Historical Origins and Modern Communities of Practice

by Robert R. Hoffman and Laura G. Militello

Book Overview

This volume is the first comprehensive history of task analysis, charting 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 methodology of a number of communities of practice, including: Sociotechnics,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805861408
• ISBN13: 9780805861402
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 538 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.2" x 9.9"