title: Recording online processes in task-oriented reading with Read&Answer.
abstract: We present an application to study task-oriented reading processes called Read&Answer. The application mimics paper-and-pencil situations in which a reader interacts with one or more documents to perform a specific task, such as answering questions, writing an essay, or similar activities. Read&Answer presents documents and questions with a mask. The reader unmasks documents and questions so that only a piece of information is available at a time. This way the entire interaction between the reader and the documents on the task is recorded and can be analyzed. We describe Read&Answer and present its applications for research and assessment. Finally, we explain two studies that compare readers' performance on Read&Answer with students' reading times and comprehension levels on a paper-and-pencil task, and on a computer task recorded with eye-tracking. The use of Read&Answer produced similar comprehension scores, although it changed the pattern of reading times.
authors.affiliation: University of Valencia, Avda. Blasco Ibáñez, 21, 46010, Valencia, Spain. vidala@uv.es
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vidal-Abarca
authors.forename: Tomás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Ladislao
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Salmerón
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cerdán
authors.forename: Ramiro
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gilabert
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gil
authors.forename: Amelia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mañá
authors.forename: Ana C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Llorens
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ferris
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D032882:Comprehension; D005133:Eye Movements / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009862:Online Systems; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D011932:Reading; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design; D055815:Young Adult