Title Eye-tracking exploration of the geography texts reading strategies used by 9thgrade pupils
Authors Klizienė, Irina ; Augustinienė, Aldona ; Umantaitė-Vaivadienė, Dalia
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Is Part of LTech2025: Language in the age of AI, international scientific conference with the 5th EMT seminar Audiovisual translation in the age of AI: changes, challenges, possibilities, 8–9 May, 2025, Kaunas : book of abstracts = LTech2025: Kalba dirbtinio intelekto amžiuje, tarptautinė mokslo konferencija ir 5-asis EMT seminaras Audiovizualinis vertimas dirbtinio intelekto amžiuje: pokyčiai, iššūkiai, galimybės, gegužės 8-9 d., 2025, Kaunas : santraukų knyga.. Kaunas : Kaunas University of Technology. 2025, p. 24.. ISSN 3030-1017
Keywords [eng] eye-tracking ; geography text ; reading strategy ; think-aloud protocol ; secondary school
Abstract [eng] Eye-tracking research on geography reading texts shows that visual behaviour varies significantly depending on pupils’ reading strategies. Eye tracking measures a pupil's visual attention and provides a lot of information about where, when, for how long, and in what sequence a pupil is looking at certain information in or about a space (Kiefer et al., 2027). This presentation analyses map-reading behaviour in geography map-reading tasks in the 9th grade. The existing literature lacks investigations that analyse task-oriented map reading, quantitative eye-tracking indicators such as fixation durations, saccade patterns, or returns. A Geography Higher Thinking Skills Task (GHTST) was created taking into account the requirements of the general education curriculum. The test is designed to be inclusive of all domains of activity and balanced in terms of achievement and cognitive ability groups. In our study, adaptive processing of spatial data on thematic maps with 9th-grade pupils was investigated using Pupil Lab eye-tracking software and think-aloud protocols. Pupils had to solve specific problems using the map and answer the given tasks (GHTST). In this paper, we focus on the strategies used by pupils to find a particular object or meaning on the map.
Published Kaunas : Kaunas University of Technology
Type Conference paper
Language English
Publication date 2025