Capturing and indexing computer-based activities with virtual network computing
SAC '00 Proceedings of the 2000 ACM symposium on Applied computing - Volume 2
Identifying fixations and saccades in eye-tracking protocols
ETRA '00 Proceedings of the 2000 symposium on Eye tracking research & applications
The influence of reading speed and line length on the effectiveness of reading from screen
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
WebGazeAnalyzer: a system for capturing and analyzing web reading behavior using eye gaze
CHI '05 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Research methods in computing: what are they, and how should we teach them?
ITiCSE-WGR '06 Working group reports on ITiCSE on Innovation and technology in computer science education
An eye tracking study of how font size and type influence online reading
BCS-HCI '08 Proceedings of the 22nd British HCI Group Annual Conference on People and Computers: Culture, Creativity, Interaction - Volume 2
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How wide should paragraphs be formatted for optimal reader retention and ease of reading? While everyone is familiar with the narrow, multi-column formatting in newspapers and magazines, research on the issue is not consistent. Early work using printed media favored narrow formatting, while more recent work using computer monitors has favored wider formatting. In this paper, we approach this issue by using eye tracking analysis of users reading material on instructional web pages. In our experimental system, subjects read the material using an instrumented browser that records all HTML content and browser actions, and their eye gaze is recorded using a nonobtrusive, “remote” eye tracker. Comparing the wide and narrow formatting conditions, our analysis shows that for narrow formatting, subjects (a) read slightly faster, (b) have fewer regressions, (c) retain more information in a post-test of the material, but (d) tend to abandon the ends of longer paragraphs.