ERIC Number: EJ1489842
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 45
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ISSN: ISSN-1050-8406
EISSN: EISSN-1532-7809
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Exploring How Shared Gaze Visualizations Support Remote One-on-One Teaching: A Mixed Method Study
Bertrand Schneider1; Tonya Bryant1; Gahyun Sung1; Tianyi Feng1
Journal of the Learning Sciences, v34 n3 p201-245 2025
Background: The COVID pandemic exposed limitations in online learning platforms. This study explores Real-time Shared Gaze Visualizations (SGVs), which use eye-tracking data to restore non-verbal social cues and improve teacher-learner communication. We aim to: (1) identify gaze patterns linked to learning, (2) compare these patterns across visual augmentation conditions, and (3) examine their impact from a teaching perspective. Methods: We analyze eye-tracking data from 75 learners completing microcontroller-based tasks with instructor support. The activity included an instruction phase and a learner-led practice phase. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses were used to examine learning differences across conditions. Findings: Joint visual attention correlated with learning gains during instruction and with instructors' predictions of learner success in practice. Video analysis revealed three key affordances of SGVs: (1) tracking learners' cognitive states, (2) using gaze as deictic gestures, and (3) providing just-in-time support. Contribution: SGVs can enhance remote one-on-one teaching by compensating for missing nonverbal cues. As eye-tracking technology becomes more accessible, SGVs may improve online learning, especially for STEM subjects involving physical objects. Future research should explore their role in learnerled, tangible computing tasks.
Descriptors: College Faculty, Adults, Eye Movements, Nonverbal Communication, Distance Education, Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Attention, Learner Engagement, Biofeedback, Cognitive Processes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Harvard Graduate School of Education

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