Employing a Wearable Eye-tracker to Observe Mind-wandering in Dynamic Stimuli

Khosravi, S., Khan, A. R., Zoha, A. and Ghannam, R. (2022) Employing a Wearable Eye-tracker to Observe Mind-wandering in Dynamic Stimuli. In: ICECS 2022: 29th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits & Systems, Glasgow, UK, 24-26 October 2022, ISBN 9781665488235 (doi: 10.1109/ICECS202256217.2022.9970787)

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Abstract

As a natural brain process, mind-wandering happens spontaneously and is usually linked with outcomes that affect students' performance in educational settings. In addition to capturing pupil and gaze coordinates in high resolution and with accuracy, wearable eye-trackers were used in this pilot study to infer student attention during an online lecture. While gaze is a good indicator for measuring visual attention, the need for more substantial proof of internal and covert attention is essential. In this work, we used advanced eye-tracking glasses to measure the mind-wandering level in students. The data collection was carried out with 15 students in two different settings for self-caught (8 students) and probe-caught (7 students) conditions. The data was later analysed to confirm the relationship between variables. Correlating the mind-wandering with engagement level (self-caught r=.37 , probe-caught r=−.59 ) shows a significant relationship in both conditions (P-value <. 001). Our results show that using eye-trackers for mind-wandering measurements moves us toward the greater goal of building a customised teaching environment by detecting the actual data from students and teachers in the learning environment.

Item Type:Conference Proceedings
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Zoha, Dr Ahmed and Khan, Ahsan Raza and Ghannam, Professor Rami and Khosravi, Ms Sara
Authors: Khosravi, S., Khan, A. R., Zoha, A., and Ghannam, R.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering
College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Autonomous Systems and Connectivity
College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering
ISBN:9781665488235
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2022 IEEE
First Published:First published in 2022 29th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS)
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy
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