ERIC Number: EJ1037542
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Apr
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1571-0068
EISSN: N/A
"What Are You Looking At?" An Eye Movement Exploration in Science Text Reading
Hung, Yueh-Nu
International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, v12 n2 p241-260 Apr 2014
The main purpose of this research was to investigate how Taiwanese grade 6 readers selected and used information from different print (main text, headings, captions) and visual elements (decorational, representational, interpretational) to comprehend a science text through tracking their eye movement behaviors. Six grade 6 students read a double page of science text written in Chinese during which their eye movements were documented and analyzed using an EyeLink 1000 eye tracker. The results suggest that illustrations received less attention than print; however, readers who had more fixations on illustrations had better comprehension. While both headings and captions were in the print category, the headings received much less attention than did the captions. The article concludes with implications for teaching science reading and suggestions for future research beyond this exploratory case study.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Visual Perception, Visual Stimuli, Science Instruction, Textbooks, Eye Movements, Chinese, Measurement Equipment, Illustrations, Printed Materials, Comprehension
Springer. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: service-ny@springer.com; Web site: http://www.springerlink.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 6; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Elementary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Peer reviewed
Direct link
