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Analysis of the Learning Process through Eye Tracking Technology and Feature Selection Techniques

Journal

APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
Volume 11, Issue 13, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app11136157

Keywords

machine learning; cognition; eye tracking; instance selection; clustering; information processing

Funding

  1. European Project Self-Regulated Learning in SmartArt [2019-1-ES01-KA204-065615]

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The use of technological resources, such as eye tracking methodology, has provided important tools for cognitive researchers to better understand the learning process. This study aimed to analyze the results obtained with eye tracking methodology through statistical tests and supervised and unsupervised machine learning techniques, finding differences in eye movements parameters and learning profiles of participants. Both types of data analysis, statistical and machine learning, are considered complementary for a comprehensive understanding of the learning process.
In recent decades, the use of technological resources such as the eye tracking methodology is providing cognitive researchers with important tools to better understand the learning process. However, the interpretation of the metrics requires the use of supervised and unsupervised learning techniques. The main goal of this study was to analyse the results obtained with the eye tracking methodology by applying statistical tests and supervised and unsupervised machine learning techniques, and to contrast the effectiveness of each one. The parameters of fixations, saccades, blinks and scan path, and the results in a puzzle task were found. The statistical study concluded that no significant differences were found between participants in solving the crossword puzzle task; significant differences were only detected in the parameters saccade amplitude minimum and saccade velocity minimum. On the other hand, this study, with supervised machine learning techniques, provided possible features for analysis, some of them different from those used in the statistical study. Regarding the clustering techniques, a good fit was found between the algorithms used (k-means ++, fuzzy k-means and DBSCAN). These algorithms provided the learning profile of the participants in three types (students over 50 years old; and students and teachers under 50 years of age). Therefore, the use of both types of data analysis is considered complementary.

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