Judith Schmidt
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Judith Schmidt M.Sc.
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Professur für Ingenieurpsychologie und angewandte Kognitionsforschung
Professur für Ingenieurpsychologie und angewandte Kognitionsforschung
Visiting address:
Bürogebäude Zellescher Weg, A225 Zellescher Weg 17
01069 Dresden
Research interests
In my research, I examine the cognitive requirements that humans face as part of their work as well as the corresponding knowledge and strategies. To better understand this interplay, I compare and contrast similar tasks in different work domains. For example, how do the strategies during fault diagnosis depend on whether the system to be diagnosed is a car or a packaging machine? To answer these questions, I use and combine different knowledge elicitation techniques, such as concept mapping, card sorting, or interviews.
Projects
- MoCa-Dia: Modelling and visualising causal relations in process chains: How do multi-linear, systemic, and combined methods affect human fault diagnosis? (DFG, 2024-2027)
- INAK: Interactive, user-centered assistance system for cranial bone surgery (SAB, 2024-2026)
- XRAISE: Explainable AI for Railway Safety Evaluations (Eisenbahn-Bundesamt, 2024-2025)
- Portfolio experts: Portfolio exams as an initial impetus for a modified culture of teaching and learning (Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre, 2022-2024)
- HyTec: Hypotheses during diagnostic problem solving in technical domains: Mental basis, process, and outcome (DFG, 2021-2024)
Publications
Journal articles
Schmidt, J., & Müller, R. (2023). Diagnosing faults in different technical systems: How requirements for diagnosticians can be revealed by comparing domain characteristics. Machines, 11(12), 1045. https://doi.org/10.3390/machines11121045
Albrecht, C., Schmidt, J., & Jantos, A. (2023). Die Prüfungstheke als Prüfungsstrategie der Zukunft. Zeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung, 18(3), 213-239. https://doi.org/10.21240/zfhe/18-03/11
Schmidt, J., & Müller, R. (2023). Discipline differences in mental models: How mechanical engineers and automation engineers evaluate machine processes. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries, 33(6), 521–536. https://doi.org/10.1002/hfm.21005
Conference presentations
Schmidt, J., Rix, E., Hesse, P., Abele, S., & Müller, R. (2024). Validity of concept mapping for assessing mental models of system functioning. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 46. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/49z1d0g5
Krüger, M.-S., Zipper, V., & Schmidt, J. (2023). Self-regulated learning - Self-empowerment for studying successfully. Poster presented at the TU Dresden Teaching Day, Dresden, Germany, November 17.
Schmidt, J., & Müller, R. (2023). Diagnosing faults in different technical systems: How domain characteristics can be used to predict requirements for diagnosticians. Talk at the 13. Fachgruppentagung der AOW- und Ingenieurpsychologie. Kassel, Germany, September 12-15.
Schmidt, J., Kaseler, E. L., Wollermann, L., Müller, R. (2023). Can people better express their understanding of system functioning graphically or verbally? Poster presented at the 65 TeaP 2023, Trier, Germany, March 26-29. https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.12945
Kaseler, E. L., Müller, R., Schmidt, J., Hesse, P., & Abele, S. (2022). Functional understanding of car mechatronic trainees and its relation to fault diagnosis performance. Paper presented at the 11th EARLI SIG14 Conference 2022, Paderborn, Germany, August 17-19.
Teaching
Lectures
Work and Organizational Psychology (teaching assignment at HTW Dresden), summer semester 2023, winter semester 2023/2024)
Seminars
Seminar "Self-regulated learning - Self-empowerment for studying successfully" , winter semester 2023/2024