Eye Movements in Reading Strategies
Author | : Christiane Wotschack |
Publisher | : Universitätsverlag Potsdam |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 2009 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783869560212 |
ISBN-13 | : 3869560215 |
Rating | : 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Throughout its empirical research history eye movement research has always been aware of the differences in reading behavior induced by individual differences and task demands. This work introduces a novel comprehensive concept of reading strategy, comprising individual differences in reading style and reading skill as well as reader goals. In a series of sentence reading experiments recording eye movements, the influence of reading strategies on reader- and word-level effects assuming distributed processing has been investigated. Results provide evidence for strategic, top-down influences on eye movement control that extend our understanding of eye guidance in reading.