ERIC Number: EJ1406045
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 22
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1088-8438
EISSN: EISSN-1532-799X
Scanpath Regularity as an Index of Reading Comprehension
Diane C. Mézière; Lili Yu; Genevieve McArthur; Erik D. Reichle; Titus von der Malsburg
Scientific Studies of Reading, v28 n1 p79-100 2024
Purpose: Recent research on the potential of using eye-tracking to measure reading comprehension ability suggests that the relationship between standard eye-tracking measures and reading comprehension is influenced by differences in task demands between comprehension assessments. We compared standard eye-tracking measures and scanpath regularity as predictors of reading comprehension scores. Method: We used a dataset in which 79 participants (mean age: 22 years, 82% females, 76% monolingual English speakers) were administered three widely-used reading comprehension assessments with varying task demands while their eye movements were monitored: the "York Assessment of Reading for Comprehension"; (YARC), the "Gray Oral Reading Test"; (GORT-5), and the sentence comprehension subtest of the "Wide Range Achievement Test"; (WRAT-4). Results: Results showed that scanpath regularity measures, similarly to standard eye-tracking measures, were influenced by differences in task demands between the three tests. Nevertheless, both types of eye-tracking measures made unique contributions as predictors of comprehension and the best set of predictors included both standard eye-tracking measures and at least one scanpath measure across tests. Conclusion: The results provide evidence that scanpaths capture differences in eye-movement patterns missed by standard eye-tracking measures. Overall, the results highlight the effect of task demands on eye-movement behavior and suggest that reading goals and task demands need to be considered when interpreting eye-tracking data.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Oral Reading, Reading Tests, Achievement Tests, Reading Comprehension, Undergraduate Students, Eye Movements
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Gray Oral Reading Test; Wide Range Achievement Test
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