Use of biometric techniques to determine differences in exposure to content when reading and processing metabolic pathways
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Kimberly Cortes
Department
CSM - Chemistry and Biochemistry
Abstract
Being able to move between multiple representations is an important skill in biochemistry. Schematics are a type of representation commonly used in biochemistry instruction often combined with chemical structures to form a metabolic pathway. As little work has focused on schematics in biochemistry, this study uses the Tobii X2-30 Compact Eye Tracker system and electroencephalogram (EEG) to record experts and students enrolled in various biochemistry courses as they read and process various metabolic pathway images. This presentation will focus on differences in areas of interest (AOI), fixation, scan path analysis, and brain activation among and between the different groups.
Disciplines
Biochemistry | Science and Mathematics Education
Use of biometric techniques to determine differences in exposure to content when reading and processing metabolic pathways
Being able to move between multiple representations is an important skill in biochemistry. Schematics are a type of representation commonly used in biochemistry instruction often combined with chemical structures to form a metabolic pathway. As little work has focused on schematics in biochemistry, this study uses the Tobii X2-30 Compact Eye Tracker system and electroencephalogram (EEG) to record experts and students enrolled in various biochemistry courses as they read and process various metabolic pathway images. This presentation will focus on differences in areas of interest (AOI), fixation, scan path analysis, and brain activation among and between the different groups.