Table 11 Eye-tracking statistics for item 1
From: Exploring the validity evidence of a high-stake, second language reading test: an eye-tracking study
Total fixation duration on option B | Total fixation duration on option D (key) | Total fixation duration on paragraph 1 | Fixation count on option B | Fixation count on option D (key) | Fixation count on paragraph 1 | Attention on the key area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Incorrect (N = 17) | 6.62 (3.72) | 2.34 (2.25) | 24.26 (11.79) | 20.00 (10.33) | 7.53 (7.06) | 70.18 (32.69) | .19 (.11) |
Correct (N = 30) | 3.76 (4.76) | 4.31 (2.56) | 16.99 (9.52) | 12.17 (13.77) | 12.87 (8.08) | 54.30 (29.67) | .22 (.19) |
Mann-Whitney U | 102.00 | 129.50 | 150.00 | 107.50 | 138.00 | 166.50 | 247.00 |
Z | − 3.39 | − 2.78 | − 2.33 | − 3.27 | − 2.60 | − 1.96 | − .18 |
Sig. (2-tailed) | .001 | .005 | .020 | .001 | .009 | .050 | .859 |
Cohen’s d | 1.14 | .89 | .72 | 1.08 | .82 | .60 | .05 |