A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book
Research methods: Online measures of text processing
Authors: Kaakinen Johanna
Editors: Michael F. Schober, David N. Rapp, M. Anne Britt
Edition: 2nd Edition
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publishing place: New York
Publication year: 2017
Book title : The Routledge Handbook of Discourse Processes
Journal name in source: The Routledge Handbook of Discourse Processes, Second Edition
First page : 125
Last page: 130
Number of pages: 420
ISBN: 978-1-138-92009-5
eISBN: 978-1-317-41798-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315687384
Understanding how readers construct a coherent memory representation of text requires that in addition to measuring the outcome of the comprehension processes after reading, processes that occur during the course of reading need to also be examined. Methodological advancements in measuring online comprehension processes have been crucial for theoretical development (Lorch & van den Broek, 1997). For example, eye tracking has provided important information about how readers interact with text (Rayner, 1998, 2009), and as this technology has become more accessible and easy to use, it has proven its utility in exploring people’s comprehension of connected discourse.