Abstract
Cognitive field studies are useful in understanding human cognitive activities in naturalistic settings and are essential in effectively designing human-system integration in complex systems. Several methodological challenges confront a researcher conducting the study of cognitive systems in context. Decisions need to be made regarding the field research experimental world, knowledge acquisition methods, representational schemes, and evaluative procedures. These decisions involve tradeoffs based on goals of the research, domain characteristics, and task constraints. This article proposes an integrative framework for cognitive field research, reviews several studies in the literature, and highlights decision alternatives in cognitive field research in the context of the proposed framework. We also apply the framework in the case study of fighter aircraft systems and briefly outline methodological issues encountered in the research.
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