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Teachers' visual focus of attention in relation to students' basic academic skills and teachers' individual support for students : An eye-tracking study (2022)

Chaudhuri, S., Muhonen, H., Pakarinen, E., & Lerkkanen, M.-K. (2022). Teachers' visual focus of attention in relation to students' basic academic skills and teachers' individual support for students : An eye-tracking study. Learning and Individual Differences, 98, Article 102179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2022.102179

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All authors or editors: Chaudhuri, Saswati; Muhonen, Heli; Pakarinen, Eija; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina

Journal or series: Learning and Individual Differences

ISSN: 1041-6080

eISSN: 1873-3425

Publication year: 2022

Volume: 98

Article number: 102179

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Publication country: United States

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2022.102179

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/82566

Abstract

This study investigated how teachers' visual focus of attention is associated with students' basic academic skills and teachers' individual support for students in basic academic skills in authentic classroom settings. Teachers' (N = 46) visual focus of attention in the classroom was measured with mobile eye-tracking, and students' (N = 879) literacy and math skills were tested in Grade 1. The results revealed that teachers' visual focus of attention in terms of fixation counts correlated with students' basic academic skills and teachers' individual support for students in literacy and math. Two case studies showed that teachers' visual focus of attention varied among students with different teacher-reported individual support. It might indicate that the number of students with high teacher individual support in the classroom could influence how evenly teachers are able to distribute their attention. The practical implications of our findings suggest that it is essential to ensure the appropriate distribution of students who require greater individual support so these students can receive more of the teachers' visual focus of attention in the classrooms.

Keywords: teachers; school children; gaze; eye tracking; teacher-pupil relationship; classroom work; supporting; learners with special needs; learning difficulties

Free keywords: teachers' visual focus of attentio; mobile eye-tracking; academic skills; teachers' individual support for students

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Reporting Year: 2022

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