A Group Cognitive Perspective on the Multimodal Analysis of Learning

2012-09-19
his paper provides a brief overview of recent studies that aim to identify saccadic and neural correlates of learning by using eye-tracking and brain imaging technologies. The majority of the studies that employ these techniques focus on learning at the individual level. In reference to the findings of two case studies where dyads and individuals attempt to collaboratively or individually solve tan gram puzzles while their brain waves and eye-gaze were recorded, the paper aims to motivate the need for moving from a single-mind perspective to a group cognitive perspective for the multimodal analysis of learning.

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Citation Formats
M. P. Çakır, “A Group Cognitive Perspective on the Multimodal Analysis of Learning,” 2012, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/82036.