executive functions; eye-tracking technology; text understanding

According to current researches, individual differences in eye movement patterns may be related to different ways of text processing, to comprehension difficulties, etc. They also depend on the nature of the text. The notable part for the aim of this paper is the direct link between executive functions and eye movement, i.e. on the basis of eye tracking it is possible to make direct, unaltered conclusions on executive functions. Electronic screens on laptop and tablet computers and smartphones are being used for reading text, often while multitasking. The question arises whether reading from a screen is as effective as the reading from textbooks. One of the aims of the paper is to verify the visual patterns of information retrieval from screen for problem comprehension and solving using eyetracking technology.