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Eyetracking and prompts for improved learning

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This study was designed to test the effectiveness of a series of automatic prompts provided to students engaged in reading text and viewing images (versus a control group of students not given automatic prompts). Participants were brought in to learn about plate tectonics by the use of microworlds ( http://www.scienceassistments.org). The prompts were given by a pedagogical agent, a dinosaur named Rex, who directed students to read the text and view images in a more expert-like fashion. Prompts were given automatically based on data from an eye tracking device that tracked the students' gaze on the screen.

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  • E-project-100112-072059
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  • 2012
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  • 2012-10-01
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  • Worcester
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