The eye-tracking research method in the process of solving mathematical tasks requiring drawing analysis

Abstract

This study presents the results of research using an eye-tracking technique which enables following eyeball movements while solving a scientific task. Also presented is an analysis of the visual attention for participants (further called subjects) of a different mathematical experience while solving a mathematics test task. The aim of the research is to determine the profile of methods of solution of tasks which require the analysis of a diagram. The research opens new cognitive possibilities in mathematics didactics by showing the utility of the eye-tracking technique in a deeper recognition of the processes of learning and teaching Maths.

Comportamento ocular durante a leitura e compreensão de uma questão de raciocínio lógico

“…Cabe ressaltar, que dentre os estudos realizados sobre movimentos oculares e questões de raciocínio lógico, a pesquisa polonesa intitulada "The eye-tracking research method in the process of solving mathematical tasks requiring drawing analysis", da revista Didactics of Mathematics n° 11 (ROŻEK et al, 2014), inspirou e norteou este estudo. Ela foi realizada com 99 participantes, utilizando a técnica de rastreamento ocular com o equipamento modelo iView X Hi-Speed 1250, enquanto o sujeito resolvia alguns testes de ma-temática, porém o artigo apresentou e analisou os dados de apenas uma questão de raciocínio lógico.…”