Universität zu Köln

Schindler, Maike ORCID: 0000-0001-9530-4151 and Lilienthal, Achim J. ORCID: 0000-0003-0217-9326 (2019). Domain-specific interpretation of eye tracking data: towards a refined use of the eye-mind hypothesis for the field of geometry. Educ. Stud. Math., 101 (1). S. 123 - 140. DORDRECHT: SPRINGER. ISSN 1573-0816

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Abstract

Eye tracking is getting increasingly popular in mathematics education research. Studies predominantly rely on the so-called eye-mind hypothesis (EMH), which posits that what persons fixate on closely relates to what they process. Given that the EMH was developed in reading research, we see the risk that implicit assumptions are tacitly adopted in mathematics even though they may not apply in this domain. This article investigates to what extent the EMH applies in mathematicsgeometry in particularand aims to lift the discussion of what inferences can be validly made from eye-tracking data. We use a case study to investigate the need for a refinement of the use of the EMH. In a stimulated recall interview, a student described his original thoughts perusing a gaze-overlaid video recorded when he was working on a geometry problem. Our findings contribute to better a understanding of when and how the EMH applies in the subdomain of geometry. In particular, we identify patterns of eye movements that provide valuable information on students' geometry problem solving: certain patterns where the eye fixates on what the student is processing and others where the EMH does not hold. Identifying such patterns may contribute to an interpretation theory for students' eye movements in geometryexemplifying a domain-specific theory that may reduce the inherent ambiguity and uncertainty that eye tracking data analysis has.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Schindler, Maike UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-9530-4151 UNSPECIFIED Lilienthal, Achim J. UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-0217-9326 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-150170
DOI:	10.1007/s10649-019-9878-z
Journal or Publication Title:	Educ. Stud. Math.
Volume:	101
Number:	1
Page Range:	S. 123 - 140
Date:	2019
Publisher:	SPRINGER
Place of Publication:	DORDRECHT
ISSN:	1573-0816
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Human Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Human Sciences > Department Heilpädagogik und Rehabilitation
Subjects:	Education Mathematics
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language MOVEMENTS; COMPREHENSION; CREATIVITY; FIXATIONS; MODEL Multiple languages Education & Educational Research Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/15017