Abstract:

Eye tracking technology is used not only in economics, army, and marketing or i.e. during web pages creation but it is beginning to be applied in other areas. We integrated the Eye Tracking technology to pedagogy-didactic research because we have some experience with the use of it. Eye tracker –Gazepoint version – is currently one of the most available technology systems that enable user´s eye movements observing. Our paper deals with the pilot research presentation of the grammar school students using Gazepoint for visualization of processes and strategies used by students for tasks solution focused on chemistry. The main target was to find out how pupils proceeded during monitoring of given tasks on the screen, in what way they worked with it and after that to find out basic differences between the group of gifted students and the group of standard ones, if any. We tried to reveal strategies that were used by students during solving the tasks focused on high school chemistry.

On screen, students were presented by tasks that had to be solved one by one. Gazepoint recorded their eye movements, saccades, and fixations. Important data were gained by it and we carefully analysed them. The analysis served us for the exact disclosure of advances that every student chose for the solution the given tasks. In this paper, we focused on the comparison of advances of three gifted students and three standard students. From the sample of 28 grammar school students at the age of 16 that participated in tests, we have chosen six respondents – three gifted and three standard students. The common parameter for this choice was that standard or gifted ones were only boys, they were nominated by their teacher (in addition, one of the trios had a professional diagnostics provided by pedagogy-psychological advisory centre) and chosen tasks were solved correctly. Gained outputs were evaluated and mutually compared. The research target was to find differences in attitudes to solving the given tasks between both groups of respondents and alternatively to highlight specifics of the gifted ones group. Partial target was to discover some difference in attitudes to tasks solution between both groups of students for teachers contending with inclusion and to recommend them basic educational advances that can be effectively used in education. We are aware of the fact we processed only the pilot study and our results are not possible to make general. Despite this fact, we think that our recommendation can make work of current teachers easier and it can serve to a deeper knowledge of differences that occur among student in one class.

For our research, we used Gazepoint eye tracking system. Gazepoint eye tracking systems are exactly designed for academic researchers and usability and UX designers. The system is affordable and works very well for this type of application. Gazepoint GP3 HD UX Bundle is the most popular UX testing product at the current time. This bundle includes the GP3 HD & Gazepoint Analysis UX Edition software.

Keywords:

Eye Tracker, Gazepoint, pilot research, strategy, tasks solving, grammar school chemistry.