Hypothesis testCognitive Load Assessment

NASA-TLX

The NASA Task Load Index (TLX) is a multi-dimensional subjective workload assessment tool developed at NASA Ames Research Center by Sandra Hart and Lowell Staveland in the 1980s. TLX measures perceived mental workload across six dimensions—mental demand, physical demand, temporal demand, performance, effort, and frustration—allowing researchers and practitioners to understand the cognitive and affective burden of tasks and interfaces. The instrument is widely used in human factors, cognitive engineering, and HCI to identify task bottlenecks and evaluate system designs.

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  1. Hart, S. G., & Staveland, L. E. (1988). Development of NASA-TLX (Task Load Index): Results of empirical and theoretical research. In P. A. Hancock & N. Meshkati (Eds.), Human Mental Workload (pp. 139–183). Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4115(08)62386-9
  2. Hart, S. G. (1986). NASA Task Load Index. Moffett Field, CA: NASA Ames Research Center. link

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ScholarGateNASA-TLX (NASA Task Load Index). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/human-computer-interaction/nasa-tlx