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Fixation Patterns and Comprehension in L1 and L2 readers
Dijk, Marc van (2025) Fixation Patterns and Comprehension in L1 and L2 readers.
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| Abstract: | This research aims to investigate the difference in reading behavior between native (L1) and non-native (L2) Dutch readers. In this research, fixation duration and fixation number per word were collected from 17 participants who read four different texts of different genres. Participants were evaluated on fixation number per word. Furthermore, they were evaluated on mean fixation duration and a comprehension score based on post-text questions. In the results, there were no significant differences between L1 and L2 participants on mean fixation duration and fixation number per word. L2 participants did score significantly lower on comprehension (β = -25.39, SE = 10.37, p = .014), apart from on the Institutional text, where they scored higher (β = 34.67, SE = 11.97 p = .003). Furthermore, both fixation number per word (β = -75.27, SE = 36.63, p = .046) and mean fixation duration (β = -.12, SE = .04 p = .015) had a significant negative correlation with comprehension. This correlation was moderated by the Institutional text (β = 42.27, SE = 20.27, p = .042), which showed significantly higher fixation number per word (β = .529, SE = .032, p = <.001), while lacking the expected decrease in comprehension score. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Clients: | Unknown organization, Hardenberg |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology MSc (66604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/106487 |
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