Examining University Students’ Reading Performances and Behaviors with the Use of Eye-Trackers

Abstract

The primary aim of the study was to examine Malaysian students’ reading behaviours and performances. A total of twenty-one participants took part in this study. Participants were segregated into two different reading proficiencies: high and low. Findings from the reading passage and comprehension questions are calculated and analysed. The high proficient readers initial processing time were much longer in reading passage as compared to reading comprehension question, while the low proficient readers had shorter processing time during passage reading, but longer in reading comprehension question. During late processing time the high group indicated that their rates were smaller than the low proficient readers. The finding showed that there are significant different between reading behaviour of high and low proficient readers. An eyetracker was used to collect data.