Effects of eye movement modeling examples on adaptive expertise in medical image diagnosis

Eye-tracking for assessing medical image interpretation: A pilot feasibility study comparing novice vs expert cardiologists

“…For instance, experts tend to move their eyes differently compared with novices, are faster and more accurate in identifying suspicious regions in a visual image, and are less vulnerable to the distracting effects of diagnostically irrelevant visual patterns [ 2 – 4 ]. This research informs curricula and assessment methods for medical education and training, suggesting novel techniques for accelerating novice learning [ 5 ] and objectively assessing competency development [ 6 ]. However, to date this existing research is restricted to reviewing static images, which is particularly unfortunate given that several medical specialties increasingly involve the review of dynamic visual imagery, such as when reviewing coronary angiograms or volumetric CT scans, or performing diagnostic fluoroscopy or laparoscopy.…”

An Expert Derived Feedforward Histology Module Improves Pattern Recognition Efficiency in Novice Students

“…A recent study conducted by Roach et al, () has shown that when low spatial ability individuals are cued by expert eye movement modeled examples (EMME) that highlight the task‐relevant areas on electronic mental rotations test, their spatial reasoning scores significantly improved. Expert EMME are gaze replays of an expert’s eye movements demonstrating where, in which order, and for how long an expert is looking (Gegenfurtner et al, ). Expert EMME is based on the premise that displaying expert eye gaze provides attentional guidance on how to process visual stimuli, and allows this guidance to be internalized and applied to subsequent new stimuli (Jarodzka et al, ; Scheiter et al, ).…”

Methodologies for Studying Visual Expertise

“…Transfer is a concept to describe how skills in one field are applicable in a second field Quesada-Pallarès & Gegenfurtner, 201). In the context of expertise research, eye tracking (and other methods as well) can be used to study how visual expertise transfers from a domain-specific, typical, or routine task to a domain-general, atypical, or novel task (Gegenfurtner & Seppänen, 2013;Gegenfurtner et al, 2017c). Another exciting research direction is collaborative gaze.…”