NASA Task Load Index

Technical Manual

Last Modified: January 23, 2023 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond

Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC

Background

This script implements the NASA TASK LOAD INDEX a tool to assess perceived workload

References

NASA (1986). Nasa Task Load Index (TLX) v. 1.0 Manual

Hart, S. (2006). Nasa-Task Load Index (Nasa-TLX); 20 Years Later. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting Proceedings, 50, 904-908.

Duration

0.5 minutes

Overview

The NASA TLX consists of six subscales:
Mental Demands, Physical Demands, and Temporal Demands, Frustration, Effort, and Performance

Summary Data

File Name: nasatlx_summary*.iqdat

Data Fields

NameDescription
inquisit.version Inquisit version number
computer.platform Device platform: win | mac |ios | android
startDate Date the session was run
startTime Time the session was run
subjectId Participant ID
groupId Group number
sessionId Session number
elapsedTime Session duration in ms
completed 0 = Test was not completed
1 = Test was completed
textbox.name.response Entered name
textbox.date.response Entered date
textbox.task.response Entered task
Raw responses on the sliders
slider.effort.response,
slider.frustration.response,
slider.mentaldemand.response,
slider.performance.response,
slider.physicaldemand.response,
slider.temporalDemand.response