Framework for Building a Thinking Processes Analysis Support System: A Case Study of Belief Conflict Thinking Processes

Abstract

While the metacognitive skills are the essence of human existence, it is difficult to train thinking skills because they essentially involve cognitive activities and implicit behaviors. This study proposes a framework as a methodology to approach the implicit and chaotic metacognitive processes. The developed framework provides a guidance to develop a system that interprets the users’ thinking processes. As a case study, we develop an application based on the framework to capture the users’ gazing behaviors and actions to modify externalized thoughts in the thinking processes about belief conflict. In addition, we propose an analysis support system for the thinking processes that allows analysts to develop a set of interpretation rules to grasp a part of the users’ metacognitive monitoring and control processes. The study findings indicate the efficiency of the proposed gaze-thinking framework. This is shown through the provided examples of the set interpretation rules and the results of interpreted thinking processes.