An exploration of think-aloud protocols linked with eye-gaze tracking: Are they talking about what they are looking at

Authors

Kevin Oh, University of San FranciscoFollow
John T. Almarode, James Madison University
Robert H. Tai, University of Virginia

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2013

Abstract

This pilot study investigated the use of juxtaposed think aloud and eye-gaze tracking to understand a possible different understanding of think aloud process of participants. Four participants completed eight multiple-choice science questions while thinking aloud and having their eye-gazes tracked. Analysis of the data revealed that participants had behaviors such as fore telling of an eye movement, pauses in the think-aloud, different duration of the think-aloud, and the interaction between the think-aloud and associated eye movements. These findings suggest that juxtaposed think aloud and eye-gaze tracking may be a useful approach to furthering our understanding of students’ problem solving behaviors.

Comments

Originally published in Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 93 (2013) 184-189

Published by Elsevier Ltd. Open access under CC BY-NC-ND license.

DOI

10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.09.175

Recommended Citation

Oh, Kevin; Almarode, John T.; and Tai, Robert H., "An exploration of think-aloud protocols linked with eye-gaze tracking: Are they talking about what they are looking at" (2013). School of Education Faculty Research. 48.
https://repository.usfca.edu/soe_fac/48