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Measuring Multi-tasking Ability

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N00014-03-M-0083
Agency Tracking Number: O022-0087
Amount: $100,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 2002
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
301 East Carrillo Street 2FL
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
United States
DUNS: 053859526
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Susan Fischer
 Principal Scientist
 (805) 966-6157
 sfischer@anacapasciences.com
Business Contact
 Steven Rogers
Title: Vice President
Phone: (805) 966-6157
Email: sprogers@anacapasciences.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

"Multi-tasking requires dealing with information from multiple sources under time constraints and is critical for successful (i.e., safe) performance in many occupations. The primary objective of Phase I will be to design a reliable and valid measure ofthe ability to learn and perform jobs that require skilled multi-tasking. Formal development and validation of the measure will then be performed in Phase II. The first objective of Phase I will be to review the current literature and identify existingmeasures of multi-tasking ability. The second objective will be to design the multi-tasking test, and will involve two tasks: 1) identify existing measures that can be combined and/or modified for inclusion in the test, and 2) analyze several commonmulti-tasking jobs to determine the cognitive requirements that a general multi-tasking test must assess. The third and final objective will be to plan the validation studies to be performed in Phase II, which will entail obtaining human subjectscommittee approval and identifying and accessing an appropriate subject population. Phase I products will include a database of reviewed multi-tasking literature, a database of candidate multi-tasking measures matched to multi-tasking abilities, the testdesign, the Phase II study design, and IRB human subject approval. The resulting test would provide a much-needed tool for screening applicants in a multitude of occupations requiring multi-tasking,

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