Can reduced processing decision support interfaces improve the decision-making of less-experienced incident commanders?
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Article Title | Can reduced processing decision support interfaces improve the decision-making of less-experienced incident commanders? |
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ERA Journal ID | 17833 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Perry, Nathan C. (Author), Wiggins, Mark W. (Author), Childs, Merilyn (Author) and Fogarty, Gerard (Author) |
Editors | Whinston, A.B. |
Journal Title | Decision Support Systems |
Journal Citation | 52 (2), pp. 497-504 |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2012 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
ISSN | 0167-9236 |
1873-5797 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2011.10.010 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167923611001734 |
Abstract | Computer-based decision support systems have been proposed as a tool to improve the decision-making of less-experienced personnel by reducing the information processing demands necessary for decision making. This study investigated the utility of three decision support system interfaces that differed in their capacity for reduced processing. The participants comprised experienced and less-experienced Fireground Incident Commanders who used the decision support system interfaces to identify the most appropriate entry point to extract a victim from a simulated burning building. The results revealed that reduced processing interfaces enabled less-experienced participants to acquire information using a process equivalent to their more experienced counterparts. However, this process did not result in improvements in the accuracy |
Keywords | decision support systems; fire fighting; decision-making; expert vs novice; cognitive load; expertise; experience; incident command |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 460902. Decision support and group support systems |
520402. Decision making | |
350709. Organisation and management theory | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Western Sydney |
Macquarie University | |
Charles Sturt University | |
Department of Psychology | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q124x/can-reduced-processing-decision-support-interfaces-improve-the-decision-making-of-less-experienced-incident-commanders
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