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Dynamically predicting comprehension difficulties through physiological data and intelligent wearables.

Haytham Hijazi¹, Miguel Gomes², João Castelhano³

¹CISUC, University of Coimbra, 3004-531, Coimbra, Portugal. haytham@dei.uc.pt.

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This study predicts reading comprehension difficulties using physiological data from wearable devices and eye-tracking. It identifies content

Keywords:

Biosensing Eye-tracker Language comprehension Machine learning Wearable devices

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Science
Human-Computer Interaction
Biomedical Engineering

Background:

Digital content comprehension is crucial for learning and decision-making.
Comprehension difficulties negatively impact learning outcomes and productivity.
Existing methods for identifying comprehension issues are limited.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel approach for predicting local content comprehension difficulties in real-time.
To leverage physiological signals and eye-tracking data for cognitive load assessment.
To create cognitive-aware interfaces for enhanced user support.

Main Methods:

Non-intrusive acquisition of physiological responses (pulse rate variability, electrodermal activity) using wearable devices.
Integration of data from a cost-effective eye-tracker.
Application of machine learning algorithms to identify 'hotspots' indicating high cognitive load and comprehension challenges.

Main Results:

The developed approach accurately predicts comprehension difficulties with 72.11% ± 2.21 accuracy.
Achieved a precision of 0.77, recall of 0.70, and an f1 score of 0.73.
Identified 'hotspots' as real-time predictors of cognitive load and comprehension issues.

Conclusions:

This study demonstrates the feasibility of using physiological and eye-tracking data to predict reading comprehension difficulties.
The findings pave the way for intelligent, cognitive-aware interfaces that offer real-time support.
Potential applications include adaptive learning systems and enhanced content interaction tools.