{"id":239225,"date":"2026-05-05T00:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T04:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/eye-tracking-technology-identifies-cognitive-gaps-between-nursing-students-and-clinical-experts\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T01:55:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T05:55:07","slug":"eye-tracking-technology-identifies-cognitive-gaps-between-nursing-students-and-clinical-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/eye-tracking-technology-identifies-cognitive-gaps-between-nursing-students-and-clinical-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"Eye-tracking technology identifies cognitive gaps between nursing students and clinical experts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eye-tracking technology identifies cognitive gaps between nursing students and clinical experts<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-05-05 00:42:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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A Mississippi State University faculty member and undergraduate researcher are using eye-tracking technology at MSU-Meridian to study how students see, process and respond in high-pressure training scenarios, helping reshape how future healthcare professionals are educated.<\/p>\n

“By merging our university’s deep-rooted engineering expertise with cutting-edge healthcare simulation, we aren’t just teaching clinical skills,” said Alaina Herrington, MSU-Meridian director of simulation and clinical affairs. “We are in a unique position to design and build the next generation of medical training tools right here on campus.”<\/p>\n

Launched in 2025, the research project “Examining Indicators of Visual Attention, Cognitive Workload and Self-Efficacy in Intrapartum and Postpartum Simulation-Based Nursing Training” uses eye-tracking technology to improve clinical outcomes. Jessica Gonzalez-Vargas, an assistant professor with the Bagley College of Engineering’s Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, is the project’s principal investigator. Kayla Pigott, a senior industrial and systems engineering major from Lake Jackson, Texas, is spearheading data collection through a BCOE undergraduate research grant.<\/p>\n

Using Tobii Pro 3 glasses, Pigott monitors pupil dilation, fixation and movement patterns during simulation exercises, comparing students’ data with clinical professionals to identify key gaps.<\/p>\n

“This allows us to see the difference in how experts track work in the real world, and how students track in simulations,” Pigott said.<\/p>\n

We can study similar patterns or cognitive workload or eye gazes, which lets us know how proficient students are in a specific procedure before they go into clinicals.”<\/p>\n

Alaina Herrington,\u00a0Mississippi State University<\/p>\n

\u00a0Pigott and Gonzalez-Vargas said they hope this research will garner federal funding to further simulation-based training. Gonzalez-Vargas added that the quality of MSU-Meridian’s Interprofessional Simulation…<\/p>\n

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