The Relationship Between Mind Wandering and Reading:A Meta-Analysis of Eye Movement Studies
Using meta-analysis explores the eye movement indicators which are suitable for measuring mind wandering during reading and the relationship between mind wandering and reading comprehension.The analysis suggests that among the six eye movement indi-cators commonly used in the study of mind wandering,the saccades count was a large effect amount(g =0.99),and the fixation count,fixation duration,blinkcount,pupil size and gaze duration were medium effect amounts(0.20<g<0.80).In addition,the relationship between mind wandering and reading comprehension had negative effect(r =-0.15).The meta-analysis results indicate that eye movement technology can effectively measure mind wandering during reading and is influenced by various variables.Mind wandering is detrimental to reading comprehension.
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