Tracking Students’ Analytical Reasoning Using Visual Scan Paths

Abstract

In this paper we aim to assess students' visual behavior during problem solving. We propose to use the scan path metric to model the students' analytical reasoning process while solving medical cases. Fifteen participants were recruited for the experiment using an eye tracker to record their eye movements. Our preliminary results have implications for assessing novice clinicians' reasoning processe that can lead us in the future to enhance students' analytical skills.