Measuring Effectiveness of an E-Learning material through Eye Tracking

• Project/Area Number: 24520649
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Tokyo Denki University
• Principal Investigator: SHISHIDO Makoto 東京電機大学, 情報環境学部, 教授 (20247084)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥130,000 (Direct Cost: ¥100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥30,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥130,000 (Direct Cost: ¥100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥30,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
• Keywords: 教育評価・測定 / 英文読解力 / 視線計測 / 眼球運動 / E-Learning / 効果測定 / 英文読解技法 / 眼球動向 / 英文読解

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigated whether eye tracking could be employed as a measure of the effectiveness of an E-Learning material and the improvement of comprehension on reading. Learners’ eye fixations and regressions were used as means of measuring improvements together with the comprehension test scores. Results showed a relationship between different proficiencies and patterns of fixations and the numbers of regressions. Suggested effects were found for improving reading proficiencies with eye movement trainings after six months through such speed training as the Reading Racer and the Block Buster in the E-Learning material on reading Effective Reading.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Measuring Effectiveness of an E-Learning material through Eye Tracking. (2015)
  • Author(s): Makoto Shishido
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 Volume: 1 Pages: 1292-1300
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Image Tracking Based Measuring System for Adaptive English Learning (2013)
  • Author(s): Makoto Shishido
  • Journal Title: Proceeding on 2013 International Conference on SIGNAL IMAGE TECHNOLOGY & INTERNET BASED SYSTEMS Volume: 7 Pages: 771-778
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Measuring Effectiveness of an E-Learning material through Eye Tracking. (2015)
  • Author(s): Makoto Shishido
  • Organizer: The Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education Conference 2015.
  • Place of Presentation: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
  • Year and Date: 2015-03-02 – 2015-03-06
• [Presentation] Eye Tracking for Measuring Learners’ Behaviors on CALL Reading (2014)
  • Author(s): Makoto Shishido
  • Organizer: CALICO Conference 2014
  • Place of Presentation: Athens, Ohio, USA
  • Year and Date: 2014-05-07 – 2014-05-09
• [Presentation] E-Learning教材における英文読解時の視線動向に関する研究 (2013)
  • Author(s): 宍戸真
  • Organizer: 外国語教育メディア学会
  • Place of Presentation: 文京学院大学 (東京都)
• [Presentation] E-Learning教材における英文読解時の視線動向に関する研究
  • Author(s): 宍戸 真
  • Organizer: 第53回外国語教育メディア学会全国研究大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京都文京区 文京学院大学
• [Presentation] Image Tracking Based Measuring System for Adaptive English Learning
  • Author(s): Makoto Shishido
  • Organizer: The 9th International Conference on SIGNAL IMAGE TECHNOLOGY & INTERNET BASED SYSTEMS
  • Place of Presentation: 京都府京都市 京都テルサ