Title

Tracking the Mind’s Eye: A New Technology for Researching Twenty-First-Century Writing and Reading Processes

Authors

Chris M. Anson
Robert A. Schwegler, University of Rhode IslandFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

2012

Department

Writing and Rhetoric

Abstract

This article describes the nature of eye-tracking technology and its use in the study of discourse processes, particularly reading. It then suggests several areas of research incomposition studies, especially at the intersection of writing, reading, and digital media, that can benefit from the use of this technology.

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Anson, Chris M., and Robert A. Schwegler. "Tracking the Mind’s Eye: A New Technology for Researching Twenty-First-Century Writing and Reading Processes." College Composition and Communication, vol. 64, no. 1, 2012, pp. 151-171, http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Resources/Journals/CCC/0641-sep2012/CCC0641Tracking.pdf.

Available at: http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Resources/Journals/CCC/0641-sep2012/CCC0641Tracking.pdf