EyeMarkRecorderStudy

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Purpose †

Variables †

Primary variables:

• Directions of translation (TRNSDIR):
  • decoding (Dc) vs. encoding (Ec)

• Dictionary types (DICTYPE):
  • monolingual vs. bilingual

• Types of information to be searched for (INFTYPE):
  • word senses (DEF)
  • examples (EX)
  • collocation (COL)
  • grammatical codes (GR)

• Types of interface
  • signposts (SP)
  • menu(MENU)

Variables of secondary interest:

• Proficiency levels of the users

Research questions †

• Description of the reading comprehension process using ED and PD in a natural setting

• H1: PD takes longer in looking-up than ED
• H2: ED is more frequently consulted than PD

• Description of eye movements while reading the dictionary entry

• [+signpost] vs [-signpost]: make-runonex-code vs. make-signpost-runonex-code

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