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The Effect of Implicit Knowledge on Situation Awareness in the Asphalt Construction Industry
Pluijmaekers, M.N.E.J. (2024) The Effect of Implicit Knowledge on Situation Awareness in the Asphalt Construction Industry.
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| Abstract: | Within the asphalt construction industry roller operators need good situation awareness to compact roads properly. They need to take the characteristics of the asphalt and the conditions of the atmosphere into account while they operate their roller. This study investigated the impact of implicit knowledge on situation awareness, to discover if the implicit knowledge of experienced operators explains their enhanced situation awareness. To answer the research questions of this study a mixed method design was used. Participants controlled a roller within a virtual 3D environment to measure their situation awareness. The knowledge and decisions of the participants were questioned through stimulated recall interviews. The results indicate that there is a positive relationship between experience and situation awareness, as the overall situation awareness scores of the experienced participants were significantly higher. The high situation awareness scores of the experienced participants could however not be attributed to implicit knowledge. During the interviews, a wealth of explicit knowledge was communicated to the researcher, but only small fragments of implicit knowledge were found. Most experienced participants were more than capable of articulating why they made certain decisions. Future research could focus on extracting specific knowledge from roller operators by enhancing the virtual 3D environment. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 81 education, teaching |
| Programme: | Educational Science and Technology MSc (60023) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/103854 |
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