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Eye tracking in Educational Science: Theoretical frameworks and research agendas.
Jarodzka Halszka1,2, Kenneth Holmqvist3,2, Hans Gruber4,5
1Open University of the Netherlands, Netherlands.
Journal of Eye Movement Research
|April 8, 2021
Summary
Eye tracking research in Educational Science is growing. This paper explores its use in instructional design, expertise development, and visual learning, highlighting areas for future study.
Area of Science:
- Educational Science
- Cognitive Science
- Human-Computer Interaction
Background:
- Eye tracking is a valuable tool for understanding learning processes.
- Educational Science offers rich contexts for applying eye tracking methodologies.
- Interdisciplinary research combining these fields is expanding.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce Educational Science and its synergy with eye tracking research.
- To review key areas where eye tracking has advanced Educational Science.
- To identify future research directions at the intersection of these fields.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of eye tracking applications in Educational Science.
- Analysis of three major research areas: instructional design, expertise, and visual learning.
- Discussion of relevant educational theories and their integration with eye tracking data.
Main Results:
- Eye tracking enhances instructional design for digital learning environments.
- It provides insights into expertise development in visual domains like medicine and chess.
- Eye movement modeling examples are emerging as a method to foster visual expertise.
Conclusions:
- Eye tracking offers significant potential to advance Educational Science.
- Further research is needed to expand theoretical frameworks and practical applications.
- The integration of eye tracking methodologies promises deeper understanding of learning and expertise.
