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Student teachers' and experienced teachers’ situation awareness and professional vision in real-life classrooms

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: We developed the integrated model of teacher's attention to examine teachers' a) situation awareness of the overall classroom and b) professional vision of individual pupils. Using mobile eye tracking in real classrooms, we analyzed teachers' eye movements using a novel metric, the Gaze Relational Index. The findings indicated that situation awareness involves shorter and more frequent gazes, while professional vision requires fewer but longer gazes. Experienced teachers showed faster and more varying visual attention compared to student teachers. This study provides valuable insights into visual processing in real-life classrooms, addressing the gap left by previous studies.

Source: Teaching and Teacher Education

DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2026.105428

Authors: Maikki Pouta, Erno Lehtinen, Tuire Palonen

Institutions: University of Turku, Vytautas Magnus University

Language: English

Topic: Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,380