How listeners’ gaze behaviour affects their test scores and listening process
Join this event to hear Vahid Aryadoust share insights from eye tracking research and discuss its findings, which indicate that researchers often rely on test scores to infer the level of the latent construct, or underlying listening “ability,” that a test-taker possesses.
How listeners’ gaze behaviour affects their test scores and listening process
09 Oct 2024, 18:00 – 19:30
Eye tracking is the process of measuring where and for how long a person focuses their gaze on specific points known as areas of interest within their visual field. These measures have been utilised for various purposes, particularly to explore how gaze behavior influences listening test performance.
In this seminar, Vahid will present evidence suggesting that recent eye tracking studies have shown that the listening process is far more dynamic than typically predicted. He will discuss the limitations of eye tracking and conclude by exploring how the integration of sensor technologies like eye tracking can contribute to the emerging concept of neurophysiological validity in listening and language assessment.
This in-person event will be particularly useful for researchers.
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Dr Vahid Aryadoust
Associate Professor of Language Assessment
Nanyang Technological University in Singapore
Vahid is also an Honorary Associate Professor at UCL, London, and a Visiting Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University, China.
His research interests include generative AI in language assessment, meta-analysis, and sensor technologies such as eye tracking, brain imaging, and GSR.