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Overview

Peter Gerjets is affiliated with the University of Tübingen in Germany. Their research spans the fields of psychology and computer science, with a significant focus on cognitive neuroscience, developmental and educational psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, human-computer interaction, and artificial intelligence.

Their academic contributions include works published in journals such as Computers in Human Behavior, Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Psychology, Computers & Education, and IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing.

Frequent topics in their research include visual and cognitive learning processes, gaze tracking and assistive technology, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, educational strategies and epistemologies, virtual reality applications and impacts, educational games and gamification, and online learning and analytics.

Key recent publications include:

  • "ChatGPT in education: global reactions to AI innovations," 2023, Scientific Reports
  • "Toward neuroadaptive support technologies for improving digital reading: a passive BCI-based assessment of mental workload imposed by text difficulty and presentation speed during reading," 2020, User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction
  • "Using eye-tracking and EEG to study the mental processing demands during learning of text-picture combinations," 2020, International Journal of Psychophysiology
  • "Measuring Cognitive Load Using In-Game Metrics of a Serious Simulation Game," 2021, Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Cross-Task and Cross-Participant Classification of Cognitive Load in an Emergency Simulation Game," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing

Peter Gerjets has collaborated extensively with colleagues including Ulrich Trautwein, Enkelejda Kasneci, Birgit Brucker, Babette Bühler, and Efe Bozkir.

They have contributed to book publications, such as "HCI International 2021 - Posters," published by Springer Science+Business Media in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Explaining the split-attention effect: Is the reduction of extraneous cognitive load accompanied by an increase in germane cognitive load?

    Gabriele Cierniak;Katharina Scheiter;Peter Gerjets

  • In the eyes of the beholder: How experts and novices interpret dynamic stimuli

    Halszka Jarodzka;Katharina Scheiter;Peter Gerjets;Tamara van Gog

  • Learner Control in Hypermedia Environments

    Katharina Scheiter;Peter Gerjets

  • Designing Instructional Examples to Reduce Intrinsic Cognitive Load: Molar versus Modular Presentation of Solution Procedures

    Peter Gerjets;Katharina Scheiter;Richard Catrambone

  • Goal Configurations and Processing Strategies as Moderators Between Instructional Design and Cognitive Load: Evidence From Hypertext-Based Instruction

    Peter Gerjets;Katharina Scheiter

  • Learning to see: Guiding students' attention via a Model's eye movements fosters learning

    Halszka Jarodzka;Tamara van Gog;Michael Dorr;Katharina Scheiter

  • Can learning from molar and modular worked examples be enhanced by providing instructional explanations and prompting self-explanations? *

    Peter Gerjets;Katharina Scheiter;Richard Catrambone

  • Attention guidance during example study via the model's eye movements

    Tamara van Gog;Halszka Jarodzka;Katharina Scheiter;Peter Gerjets

  • Attentive or Not? Toward a Machine Learning Approach to Assessing Students’ Visible Engagement in Classroom Instruction

    Patricia Goldberg;Ömer Sümer;Kathleen Stürmer;Wolfgang Wagner

  • Measuring spontaneous and instructed evaluation processes during Web search: Integrating concurrent thinking-aloud protocols and eye-tracking data

    Peter Gerjets;Yvonne Kammerer;Benita Werner

  • Conveying clinical reasoning based on visual observation via eye-movement modelling examples

    Halszka Jarodzka;Thomas Balslev;Kenneth Holmqvist;Marcus Nyström

  • The effects of realism in learning with dynamic visualizations

    Katharina Scheiter;Peter Gerjets;Thomas Huk;Birgit Imhof

  • Comparison of the Working Memory Load in N-Back and Working Memory Span Tasks by Means of EEG Frequency Band Power and P300 Amplitude.

    Christian Scharinger;Alexander Soutschek;Torsten Schubert;Peter Gerjets

  • Learning with hypermedia: The influence of representational formats and different levels of learner control on performance and learning behavior

    Peter Gerjets;Katharina Scheiter;Maria Opfermann;Friedrich W. Hesse

  • The Scientific Value of Cognitive Load Theory: A Research Agenda Based on the Structuralist View of Theories

    Peter Gerjets;Katharina Scheiter;Gabriele Cierniak

  • The role of Internet-specific epistemic beliefs in laypersons' source evaluations and decisions during Web search on a medical issue

    Yvonne Kammerer;Ivar Bråten;Peter Gerjets;Helge I. Strømsø

  • When are powerful learning environments effective? The role of learner activities and of students’ conceptions of educational technology

    Peter H. Gerjets;Friedrich W. Hesse

  • Information visualizations for knowledge acquisition: The impact of dimensionality and color coding

    Tanja Keller;Peter Gerjets;Katharina Scheiter;Bärbel Garsoffky

  • Cognitive state monitoring and the design of adaptive instruction in digital environments: lessons learned from cognitive workload assessment using a passive brain-computer interface approach.

    Peter Gerjets;Carina Walter;Wolfgang Rosenstiel;Martin Bogdan;Martin Bogdan

  • Effects of search interface and Internet-specific epistemic beliefs on source evaluations during Web search for medical information: an eye-tracking study

    Yvonne Kammerer;Peter Gerjets

Frequent Co-Authors

Katharina Scheiter
Katharina Scheiter University of Potsdam
Wolfgang Rosenstiel
Wolfgang Rosenstiel University of Tübingen
Kenneth Holmqvist
Kenneth Holmqvist University of Regensburg
Ulrich Trautwein
Ulrich Trautwein University of Tübingen
Richard Catrambone
Richard Catrambone Georgia Institute of Technology
Tamara van Gog
Tamara van Gog Utrecht University
Ingo Zettler
Ingo Zettler University of Copenhagen
Enkelejda Kasneci
Enkelejda Kasneci Technical University of Munich
Ann-Christine Ehlis
Ann-Christine Ehlis University of Tübingen
Friedrich W. Hesse
Friedrich W. Hesse Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology

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