Error Detection through Mouse Movement in an Online Adaptive Learning Environment
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| Title: | Error Detection through Mouse Movement in an Online Adaptive Learning Environment |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | de Mooij, Susanne M. M. (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. Feb 2021 37(1):242-252. |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Error Patterns, Identification, Computer Peripherals, Computer Uses in Education, Assistive Technology, Arithmetic, Educational Games, Multiple Choice Tests, Electronic Learning, Age Differences, Feedback (Response), Individualized Instruction, Decision Making |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jcal.12483 |
| ISSN: | 0266-4909 |
| Abstract: | While response time and accuracy indicate overall performance, their value in uncovering cognitive processes, underlying learning, is limited. A promising online measure, designed to track decision-making, is computer mouse tracking, where mouse attraction towards different locations may reflect the consideration of alternative response options. Using a speedy arithmetic multiple-choice game in an online adaptive learning environment, we examined whether mouse movements could reflect arithmetic difficulties when error rates are low. Results showed that mouse movements towards alternative responses in correctly answered questions mapped onto the frequency of errors made in this online learning system. This mapping was stronger for the younger children, as well as for easy arithmetic problems. On an individual level, users showed more mouse movement towards their previously made response errors than towards other alternative options. This opens the possibility of adapting feedback and instruction on an individual basis through mouse tracking. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2021 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1281023 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | While response time and accuracy indicate overall performance, their value in uncovering cognitive processes, underlying learning, is limited. A promising online measure, designed to track decision-making, is computer mouse tracking, where mouse attraction towards different locations may reflect the consideration of alternative response options. Using a speedy arithmetic multiple-choice game in an online adaptive learning environment, we examined whether mouse movements could reflect arithmetic difficulties when error rates are low. Results showed that mouse movements towards alternative responses in correctly answered questions mapped onto the frequency of errors made in this online learning system. This mapping was stronger for the younger children, as well as for easy arithmetic problems. On an individual level, users showed more mouse movement towards their previously made response errors than towards other alternative options. This opens the possibility of adapting feedback and instruction on an individual basis through mouse tracking. |
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| ISSN: | 0266-4909 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jcal.12483 |
