Visual attention for solving multiple-choice science problem: An eye-tracking analysis

• Published in: Computers and education Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 375 - 385
• Main Authors: Tsai, Meng-Jung, Hou, Huei-Tse, Lai, Meng-Lung, Liu, Wan-Yi, Yang, Fang-Ying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applications in subject areas; Assessments; Attention; Cognitive Processes; College Students; Content Analysis; Distance learning; Effect Size; Electronic Learning; Evaluation methodology; Eye Movements; Higher Education; Human Body; Interdisciplinary projects; Media in education; Multiple Choice Tests; Problem Solving; Protocol Analysis; Science Education; Science Instruction; Solvers; Students; T Test; Tasks; Teaching/learning strategies; Transformations; Visual; Interdisciplinary projects; Teaching/learning strategies; Applications in subject areas; Media in education; Evaluation methodology

This study employed an eye-tracking technique to examine students’ visual attention when solving a multiple-choice science problem. Six university students participated in a problem-solving task to predict occurrences of landslide hazards from four images representing four combinations of four facto...