Mental workload analysis of Industrial Engineering students in Cebu Technological University: National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Task Load Index

The NASA-Task Load Index provides a framework for assessing mental workload.Mental workload is one of the factors that influence students' performance in the academe.This study was a descriptive quantitative analysis conducted on Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering students of Cebu Technological University (CTU) -Danao Campus.The NASA-Task Load Index (NASA-TLX) method was employed to measure students' mental workload.The study revealed that the Industrial Engineering students of CTU-Danao experienced a significant mental workload.Gender differences were also observed, specifically, the majority of the female students predominantly perceived their mental workload as low while the male had a high level of mental workload.The average mental workload score for both genders is at a moderate level.