Task complexity: A review and conceptualization framework
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Out of 24 categories, only two reference learners' prior knowledge.
“Out of 24 categories, only two reference learners' prior knowledge.”
From A Cognitive Load Theory Approach to Defining and Measuring Task Complexity Through Element Interactivity (2023) · cites this paper as Liu and Li (2012)
There are no widely accepted formulae for determining complexity.
“Despite many attempts, there are no widely accepted formulae for determining complexity.”
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Liu and Li (2012) identified 24 distinct definitions of task complexity.
“Liu and Li (2012) identified 24 distinct definitions (see Table1), drawn from a broad array of publications.”
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These definitions were employed to measure tasks outside of an educational context.
“However, these definitions were employed to measure tasks outside of an educational context.”
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- Authors
- Liu, P., & Li, Z.
- Affiliations
- Tsinghua University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Li, Zhizhong
- Venue
- International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-11
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 553-568
- ISSN
- 0169-8141 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2049638304
- Cited by
- 438
- References
- 140
- Citations by year
- 2026: 41 · 2025: 57 · 2024: 34 · 2023: 37 · 2022: 58 · 2021: 43 · 2020: 31 · 2019: 35 · 2018: 34 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 26 · 2015: 14 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 3
- FWCI
- 4.92
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Ergonomics and Human Factors
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Usability and User Interface Design
- Keywords
- task complexity, human performance
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