What Eye Tracking Tells Us About Mathematical Difficulties: A Systematic Review
(2021) PSYK11 20202Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- Eye tracking is a popular method used in mathematics research for investigating underlying cognitive processes. Individuals with mathematical difficulties have problems with mastering mathematical skills and are often in need of extra help. This systematic review aimed to review eleven studies (nine samples) published between 2002 and 2020 to assess whether eye tracking is a useful method for researching mathematical difficulties, and what research using eye tracking can say about mathematical difficulties. Eye tracking did reveal better accounts of cognitive processes compared to verbal reports. The results further showed that individuals with mathematical difficulties often used different strategies and tended to have more and sometimes... (More)
- Eye tracking is a popular method used in mathematics research for investigating underlying cognitive processes. Individuals with mathematical difficulties have problems with mastering mathematical skills and are often in need of extra help. This systematic review aimed to review eleven studies (nine samples) published between 2002 and 2020 to assess whether eye tracking is a useful method for researching mathematical difficulties, and what research using eye tracking can say about mathematical difficulties. Eye tracking did reveal better accounts of cognitive processes compared to verbal reports. The results further showed that individuals with mathematical difficulties often used different strategies and tended to have more and sometimes longer fixations compared with typically developing individuals. In conclusion, eye tracking as a method seemed particularly useful for studying strategy use, discovering why and how errors occur and why response times differ. More research is needed to see longitudinal results, evaluate and compare tools and resources used in educational settings, and make conclusive statements across different cultures and age groups. This field of research would also benefit from clearly presenting all relevant aspects connected to eye tracking. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Ögonrörelsemätning är en populär metod inom matematikforskning för att undersöka underliggande kognitiva processer. Individer med matematiksvårigheter har svårt att bemästra matematiska färdigheter och är ofta i behov av extra hjälp. Denna systematiska litteraturöversikt syftade till att granska elva studier (nio urval) publicerade mellan 2002 och 2020 för att ta reda på huruvida ögonrörelsemätning var en användbar metod för att undersöka matematiksvårigheter och vad forskning som använder ögonrörelsemätning säger om matematiksvårigheter. Ögonrörelsemätning redogjorde bättre för kognitiva processer jämfört med muntlig rapportering. Resultaten visade vidare att individer med matematiksvårigheter ofta använder andra lösningsstrategier och... (More)
- Ögonrörelsemätning är en populär metod inom matematikforskning för att undersöka underliggande kognitiva processer. Individer med matematiksvårigheter har svårt att bemästra matematiska färdigheter och är ofta i behov av extra hjälp. Denna systematiska litteraturöversikt syftade till att granska elva studier (nio urval) publicerade mellan 2002 och 2020 för att ta reda på huruvida ögonrörelsemätning var en användbar metod för att undersöka matematiksvårigheter och vad forskning som använder ögonrörelsemätning säger om matematiksvårigheter. Ögonrörelsemätning redogjorde bättre för kognitiva processer jämfört med muntlig rapportering. Resultaten visade vidare att individer med matematiksvårigheter ofta använder andra lösningsstrategier och tenderar att ha fler och ibland längre fixeringar jämfört med individer med typisk utveckling. Avslutningsvis verkar ögonrörelsemätning vara en användbar metod för att undersöka strategianvändning, för att upptäcka varför och hur fel uppstår och varför responstider skiljer sig åt. Mer forskning behövs för att se longitudinella resultat, utvärdera och jämföra olika hjälpmedel och resurser som används i utbildningsmiljöer. Forskningsområdet skulle också gynnas av att alla relevanta aspekter kopplat till ögonrörelsemätning tydligt presenteras. (Less)
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- author
- Almfjord, Jonatan LU and Hallberg, Lina LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- Vad ögonrörelsemätning lär oss om matematiksvårigheter: en systematisk litteraturöversikt
- course
- PSYK11 20202
- year
- 2021
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- mathematical difficulties, eye tracking, developmental dyscalculia, mathematical learning disorder, systematic review
- language
- English
- id
- 9039131
- date added to LUP
- 2021-02-03 11:09:23
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- 2021-02-03 11:09:23
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abstract = {{Eye tracking is a popular method used in mathematics research for investigating underlying cognitive processes. Individuals with mathematical difficulties have problems with mastering mathematical skills and are often in need of extra help. This systematic review aimed to review eleven studies (nine samples) published between 2002 and 2020 to assess whether eye tracking is a useful method for researching mathematical difficulties, and what research using eye tracking can say about mathematical difficulties. Eye tracking did reveal better accounts of cognitive processes compared to verbal reports. The results further showed that individuals with mathematical difficulties often used different strategies and tended to have more and sometimes longer fixations compared with typically developing individuals. In conclusion, eye tracking as a method seemed particularly useful for studying strategy use, discovering why and how errors occur and why response times differ. More research is needed to see longitudinal results, evaluate and compare tools and resources used in educational settings, and make conclusive statements across different cultures and age groups. This field of research would also benefit from clearly presenting all relevant aspects connected to eye tracking.}},
author = {{Almfjord, Jonatan and Hallberg, Lina}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{What Eye Tracking Tells Us About Mathematical Difficulties: A Systematic Review}},
year = {{2021}},
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