| Sandro Scielzo
Title: Graduate Research Assistant
Contact information:
sscielzo@ucf.edu
Team Performance Laboratory
Office: 407-384-2178
Year started in the program: 2001
Background and Research interests:
My current research interest is centered around the SKATED
effort (Supporting Knowledge Acquisition Through Enhanced
Displays). I am presently investigating the effects of
multimedia presentation on mental workload, knowledge
acquisition, and mental model development. In SKATED, training
revolves around the manipulation of different computer-based,
self-paced tutorials that utilize hypermedia-multimedia
technology to instruct individuals on the principles of flight.
Knowing how individuals respond to multimedia technology is
crucial in order to implement guidelines for the design of
training for complex systems.
Other interests mostly revolve around training for
distributed team environments. I am assisting in the
investigation of complex task training utilizing the Dynamic
Distributed Decision-making (DDD) paradigm. This effort is part
of the broader Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) initiative.
Our DDD project involves training individuals to perform in a
simulated military command and control environment.
Finally, I have also acquired a taste for team performance in
extreme environments. Specifically, I would like to better
understand the dynamics of space-crew teams in order to promote
efficient communication, coordination and reduce human error.
Publications:
Scielzo, S. & Fiore, S. M. (in press). Multimedia design
principles: Maximizing the utility of "multi-modalities"
when implementing "multi-media."
Review of R. E. Mayer (2001) "Multimedia
Learning."
International Journal of Cognitive Technology.
Fiore, S. M., Cuevas, H. M., Scielzo, S., & Salas, E.
(2002). Training individuals for distributed teams: Cognitively
diagnostic assessment for distributed mission research. Computers
in Human Behavior, 18, 729-744.
Scielzo, S., Fiore, S. M., Cuevas, H. M, & Salas, E.
(2002). The utility of mental model assessment in diagnosing
cognitive and metacognitive processes for complex training. In Proceedings
of the 46th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics
Society (pp. 566-568). Santa Monica, CA: HFES.
Fiore, S. M., Cuevas, H. M., & Scielzo, S. (2002).
Metacognitive bias in complex task training: Influence of verbal
ability in performance prediction accuracy. Paper presented at
the 46th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics
Society, September 30-October 4, 2002, Baltimore, MD
Other involvements/activities:
2003: Vice president of the local HF chapter
2002-2003: Reviewer for the HFES Training TG
2002-2003: Reviewer for the Journal of Human Performance in
Extreme Environments
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