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Complementing German vocational training with VR training : investigating the effect of time pressure and stress on situation awareness and performance of construction trainees
Raestrup, I.J.M. (2023) Complementing German vocational training with VR training : investigating the effect of time pressure and stress on situation awareness and performance of construction trainees.
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| Abstract: | The present study investigated the effect of time pressure (TP) and stress (subjective and physiological) on situation awareness (SA) and performance of construction trainees in a VR training. 53 construction trainees participated in the VR experiment and immersed into a low and a high time pressure condition (TPC) in which they performed the same construction task. Paired samples t-tests found significantly higher levels of subjective stress in the high TPC. The same applies to SA and performance, although higher levels were expected for the low TPC. Results of rmANCOVAs could not demonstrate that differences in SA and performance depend on differences in subjective or physiological stress. Multiple linear regression analyses did not find a significant effect of subjective and physiological stress on SA or performance in either TPC. Even though the study has largely not shown the expected effects, the results indicate that the imposition of acute TP in VR training affects stress-levels and outcome variables. The results underline the importance of including multiple stress indicators when examining the effects of TP and stress in VR. Future research should build on this study by using integrated model testing, including the level of experience and prior knowledge as covariates and incorporating objective measures for SA. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology, 81 education, teaching |
| Programme: | Educational Science and Technology MSc (60023) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/94770 |
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