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Relating visual attention and learning in an online instructional physics module
Learning using Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) demands a high level of attention given the tendency to be distracted and mind-wander. How does the online STEM instructor know when learners are having attentional problems and the extent to which these problems affect learning? In the present study, the visual attentional and cognitive state of physics graduate students were probed while they went through a multimedia instructional module to refresh their knowledge of Newton's II Law. Data from an eye tracker, webcam, egocentric glasses, screen recording, and mouse and keyboard events were integrated to record learners' attention overt attention to the learning environment (+/-) and thinking about learning content (+/-) to analyze students' attention spans during learning from this module. On average, learners were found to be on-task and on-screen for a vast majority of time, with evidence of mind wandering. The learning module improved the participants efficiency with which they answered the questions correctly on a post-test relative to the pre-test. Further, there is a positive albeit statistically non-significant correlation between the improvement from pre- to post-test efficiency and the time spent on-screen and on-task during the module.
Physics Education Research Conference 2023
Part of the PER Conference series Sacramento, CA: July 19-20, 2023 Pages 126-131
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![]() Hamed, R, N. Rebello, and J. Munsell. "Relating visual attention and learning in an online instructional physics module." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2023, Sacramento, CA, July 19-20, 2023. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16571&DocID=5751 (accessed 16 June 2025).
![]() Hamed, Razan, N. Sanjay Rebello, and Jeremy Munsell. "Relating visual attention and learning in an online instructional physics module." Physics Education Research Conference 2023. Sacramento, CA: 2023. 126-131 of PER Conference. 16 June 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16571&DocID=5751>.
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Address = {Sacramento, CA},
Series = {PER Conference},
Month = {July 19-20},
Year = {2023}
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