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The binocular coordination of eye movements during reading in children and adults

The binocular coordination of eye movements during reading in children and adults
The binocular coordination of eye movements during reading in children and adults
Recent evidence indicates that each eye does not always fixate the same letter during reading and there has been some suggestion that processing difficulty may influence binocular coordination. We recorded binocular eye movements from children and adults reading sentences containing a word frequency manipulation. We found disparities of significant magnitude between the two eyes for all participants, with greater disparity magnitudes in children than adults. All participants made fewer crossed than uncrossed fixations. However, children made a higher proportion of crossed fixations than adults. We found no influence of word frequency on children’s fixations and on binocular coordination in adults.
reading, binocular coordination, adults, children
0042-6989
3898-3908
Blythe, Hazel I.
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Liversedge, Simon P.
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Joseph, Holly S.S.L.
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Findlay, John M.
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Blythe, Hazel I., Liversedge, Simon P., Joseph, Holly S.S.L., White, Sarah J., Findlay, John M. and Rayner, Keith (2006) The binocular coordination of eye movements during reading in children and adults. Vision Research, 46 (22), 3898-3908. (doi:10.1016/j.visres.2006.06.006).

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Abstract

Recent evidence indicates that each eye does not always fixate the same letter during reading and there has been some suggestion that processing difficulty may influence binocular coordination. We recorded binocular eye movements from children and adults reading sentences containing a word frequency manipulation. We found disparities of significant magnitude between the two eyes for all participants, with greater disparity magnitudes in children than adults. All participants made fewer crossed than uncrossed fixations. However, children made a higher proportion of crossed fixations than adults. We found no influence of word frequency on children’s fixations and on binocular coordination in adults.

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Published date: 2006
Keywords: reading, binocular coordination, adults, children

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Local EPrints ID: 45065
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/45065
ISSN: 0042-6989
PURE UUID: 6eda0223-41ec-4db1-a996-3fa195f29917

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Date deposited: 23 Mar 2007
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 09:09

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Author: Hazel I. Blythe
Author: Simon P. Liversedge
Author: Holly S.S.L. Joseph
Author: Sarah J. White
Author: John M. Findlay
Author: Keith Rayner

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