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(Reference retrieved automatically from SciELO through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Word and pseudoword reading in young adults: an eye-tracking study

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Author(s):
Fernanda Marchezini [1] ; Peter Maurice Erna Claessens [2] ; Maria Teresa Carthery-Goulart
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade Federal de ABC. Programa de Pós-graduação em Neurociência e Cognição - Brasil
[2] Universidade Federal do ABC. Centro de Matemática, Computação e Cognição - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: CoDAS; v. 34, n. 4 2022-02-02.
Abstract

ABSTRACT Purpose To evaluate and characterize the oculomotor behavior during the reading of words and pseudowords in Brazilian Portuguese organized by frequency, length and regularity and verify its association with performance on neuropsychological tests. Methods 21 university students, with a mean age of 20.9 years, were submitted to a word and pseudoword reading task (TLPP) from the Anele Battery, in addition to verbal fluency and phonological working memory tests. The patterns of first fixation duration, gaze duration and rate of refixation were studied. Results The first fixation duration and the gaze duration were significantly lower for words if compared to pseudowords and the gaze duration was also lower for high-frequency and short words. Significant interactions were also found between verbal fluency performance and the first fixation duration. Conclusion Our results demonstrate the applicability of eye tracking to study reading patterns at the word-level in Brazilian Portuguese. The eye tracker can be an additional tool in the investigation of acquired and developmental reading disorders and can assist in the detection of reading difficulties based on comparisons of the oculomotor behavior between fluent and non-fluent readers. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 14/50909-8 - INCT 2014: Behavior, Cognition and Teaching (INCT-ECCE): relational learning and symbolic functioning
Grantee:Deisy das Graças de Souza
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
FAPESP's process: 19/25795-2 - Evaluation of computerized teaching protocols
Grantee:Marcelo Salvador Caetano
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants