Eye fixation measures of attention to representations were highly correlated with verbal mentions (correlations from .63 to .96), supporting both as measures of representation use¶
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q3 i? Total fixation duration on the graph, model, and equations correlated with verbal mention frequency, correlations ranging from .63 to .96, indicating both reflect similar cognitive processes. → Mike Stieff 2011
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Mike Stieff 2011¶
Mike Stieff, Mary Hegarty, Ghislain Deslongchamps. (2011). Identifying Representational Competence with Multi-Representational Displays. Cognition and Instruction. https://doi.org/10.1080/07370008.2010.507318
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Quantitative comparison between the independent eye-fixation and protocol analyses (conducted by two researchers) in the ten-participant interview study. The printed correlations were large: "correlations ranged from .63 to .96".
"the amount of attention to the different representations, as measured by total fixation duration, was highly correlated with how often they were mentioned in the verbal protocols (correlations ranged from .63 to .96)"
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Related Claims¶
- Eye fixation data corroborated verbal protocols on the primary representation used (disagreement on only one trial) and revealed additional representations consulted but never mentioned verbally — related
- In verbal protocols, references concentrated on the model (44.4%) and graph (39.4%) with few to the equation (16.1%), and students referenced multiple representations on 42.6% of questions — related
- Students allocated roughly equal attention to the graph and the molecular model, both above chance, while attending little to the equations — related
- Eye transition data showed students made saccades between representations, indicating attempts to relate and integrate information rather than relying only on the model — related
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Eye fixation measures of attention to representations were highly correlated with verbal mentions (correlations from .63 to .96), supporting both as measures of representation use |
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Eye fixation measures of attention to representations were highly correlated with verbal mentions (correlations from .63 to .96), supporting both as measures of representation use |
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