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Negative Binomial Models for Visual Fixation Counts on Test Items.

Kaiwen Man¹, Jeffrey R Harring¹

¹University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.

Educational and Psychological Measurement

|July 14, 2020

Summary

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This study models visual fixation, an eye-tracking metric, to measure student test engagement on digital learning platforms. The findings offer new ways to understand how learners interact with educational assessments.

Keywords:

eye tracking gaze fixation counts test engagement

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Area of Science:

Educational Technology
Psychometrics
Cognitive Science

Background:

Technology-enhanced learning platforms enable simultaneous recording of eye-tracking data and student responses.
Visual fixation is a key eye-tracking indicator reflecting cognitive processes during learning and assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose and evaluate negative binomial regression models for quantifying visual fixation counts.
To develop models that incorporate latent person parameters for engagement and item parameters for attention and discrimination.
To provide a novel approach for measuring test engagement using eye-tracking data.

Main Methods:

Development of three negative binomial regression models for visual fixation counts.
Adaptation of structures similar to lognormal response time and two-parameter logistic item response models.
Implementation of Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) for parameter estimation.

Main Results:

The proposed models successfully incorporate individualized latent person parameters for engagement.
Item parameters reflecting visual attention intensity and discriminating power were estimated.
Real-world data were fitted to the models, demonstrating their applicability.

Conclusions:

The developed models offer a robust method for analyzing visual fixation in educational settings.
This approach enhances the understanding of student engagement through objective eye-tracking metrics.
The study contributes to the advancement of psychometric modeling in technology-enhanced learning environments.