Article ID: 48002
In this study, a wearable eye tracker (W-ET) is employed to elucidate the gaze ranges of a skilled childcare teacher during childcare practice. In contrast to conventional videos, which cannot fully reproduce the childcare teacher's gaze point, the W-ET can record the area observed by the childcare teacher and the gaze points as they occur. This facilitates reflection based on specific events. The recorded video of the skilled teacher’s gaze ranges is presented to a mid-career childcare teacher to elucidate the knowledge-based reasoning process during a skilled teacher's practice through reflective dialogue. The reflective dialogue shows the articulation process of a skilled teacher and the realization of a mid-career teacher regarding differences in the knowledge-based reasoning process. A skilled teacher highlighted the significance of considering the “second-person perspective,” “information not available in this situation,” “context of play,” and “intrinsic motivation.” She maintained these four perspectives when determining the goals and content of intervention while anticipating a child's internal changes. The complementary relationship of knowledge-based reasoning in a situation is facilitated by an appropriate pair of teachers and the sharing of a specific gaze range of a skilled childcare teacher, as presented by the W-ET.
