Using Eye Tracking and Attention Maps in Computer Science Education

Eye tracking has been used for many different areas of study where a user's eye movements are considered the most important information available. Before eye tracking was possible, the only way that information could be obtained was to ask the user where they looked and what caught their attention. Now, with the rise of eye tracking cameras, this data can be captured, stored, and processed in a meaningful way. These cameras aren't perfectly accurate however and there is still some interpretation that must be applied to more accurately represent the true gaze path of the user. This paper establishes some basic ideas to improve the accuracy when reading plain text as well as source code.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S. in Engineering Science

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Year dc:date.available

2012

Author dc:creator

• Pernell, Austin

Contributors dc:contributor

• Yixin Chen
• Dawn Wilkins
• Conrad Cunningham

• Eye Tracking
• Gaze Path
• Heat Maps
• Computer Engineering

Repository record dc:identifier

https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/228

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:egrove.olemiss.edu:etd-1227