Evaluating Eye Tracking Technology for Assessment of Students with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties

• Autores: Carlos Rafael Fernández Medina, Cristina Raquel Luque Guerrero, Francisco José Ruiz Rey, Diana Elizabeth Rivera Rogel, Lucy Deyanira Andrade Vargas, Manuel Cebrián de la Serna
• Localización: Pixel-Bit: Revista de medios y educación, ISSN 1133-8482, Nº. 62, 2021, págs. 269-308
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Evaluación de la tecnología de seguimiento ocular para la evaluación de estudiantes con dificultades de aprendizaje múltiples y profundas
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    La tecnología Eye-Gaze Tracking (EGTT) se utiliza con mayor frecuencia como una herramienta de comunicación para estudiantes con dificultades de aprendizaje múltiples y profundas (PMLD). Esta investigación se trata del uso de la EGTT como herramienta de evaluación para proporcionar evidencia adicional para confirmar la evaluación del maestro. Este artículo contribuye a cómo los profesores pueden abordar las barreras que se enfrentan al evaluar a los estudiantes con PMLD mediante el uso de EGTT. Los datos se obtuvieron de una muestra de cuatro estudiantes con PMLD y discapacidades físicas ubicados dentro de una escuela especial. La metodología cualitativa aseguró una triangulación de la recopilación de datos, que incluyó el análisis de mapas de calor de los alumnos, cuestionarios para los padres y observaciones de la enseñanza a través de la captura de video. Se descubrió que los datos de seguimiento ocular proporcionaban información sobre el compromiso de cada alumno con los objetivos de aprendizaje, que de otro modo no se habría podido comunicar. La tecnología innovadora proporcionó una fuente de datos independiente para informar la evaluación del profesor de las habilidades cognitivas del alumno. En general, EGTT permitió un método más preciso de evaluación docente de las habilidades de los estudiantes de PMLD, dando a los docentes más confianza en sus juicios al proporcionar evidencia sólida para respaldar su práctica profesional. Cuando las escuelas quieran investir en herramientas que ofrezcan resultados, esta investigación puede orientar a los dirigentes de escuelas especiales para decidir la posible inversión en equipos EGTT y cómo utilizarlos como herramienta de evaluación.

  • English

    Eye-Gaze Tracking Technology (EGTT) is used most commonly as a communication tool for learners with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD). This research investigates the use of EGTT as an assessment tool to provide additional evidence to confirm teacher assessment. The paper contributes to how teachers can address the barriers faced upon assessing students with PMLD through the use EGTT. Data was obtained from a sample of four students with PMLD and physical disabilities located within a special needs school. The qualitative methodology ensured a triangulation of data collection, which included analysis of learners’ heat maps, parent questionnaires and observations of teaching via video capture. It was found that the eye-tracking data provided information on individual learner’s engagement with the learning objectives, which otherwise could not have been communicated. The innovative technology provided an independent data source to inform the teacher’s assessment of the learner’s cognitive abilities. Overall EGTT enabled a more accurate method of teacher assessment of PMLD students’ abilities, giving teachers more confidence with their judgements by providing robust evidence to underpin their professional practice. Where schools want to invest in tools which deliver, this research can guide SEN leaders/schools in deciding potential investment in EGTT equipment and how to use it as an assessment tool.

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