ArticleGMS journal for medical education2023
Webcam-based eye-tracking to measure visual expertise of medical students during online histology training.
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- Looking at Social Interactions in Medical Education with Dual Eye-Tracking Technology: A Scoping Review.MedEdPublish (2016) · 2024Pooled it
- Quantifying the development of visual expertise in medical image interpretation using fractal eye-gaze metrics.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2026Article
- Screening efficiency over experience: Rapid target detection in low-power field as a modifiable cognitive biomarker for diagnostic accuracy in digital cytology.Cancer cytopathology · 2026Article
- Quantify difference between physicians and medical students in clinical reasoning: evidence from eye-tracking.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Robust ROI Detection in Whole Slide Images Guided by Pathologists' Viewing Patterns.Journal of imaging informatics in medicine · 2025Article
- The Use of Machine Learning in Eye Tracking Studies in Medical Imaging: A Review.IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics · 2024Review
- Advantages of learning objectives and the National Competence-based Catalogue of Learning Objectives.GMS journal for medical education · 2023Article
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Abstract
Objectives: Visual expertise is essential for image-based tasks that rely on visual cues, such as in radiology or histology. Studies suggest that eye movements are related to visual expertise and can be measured by near-infrared eye-tracking. With the popularity of device-embedded webcam eye-tracking technology, cost-effective use in educational contexts has recently become amenable. This study investigated the feasibility of such methodology in a curricular online-only histology course during the 2021 summer term. Methods: At two timepoints (t1 and t2), third-semester medical students were asked to diagnose a series of histological slides while their eye movements were recorded. Students' eye metrics, performance and behavioral measures were analyzed using variance analyses and multiple regression models. Results: First, webcam-eye tracking provided eye movement data with satisfactory quality ( Conclusion: This study supports the use of webcam-eye-tracking expanding the range of educational tools available in the (digital) classroom. As the students' interest in using the webcam eye-tracking was high, possible areas of implementation will be discussed.
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