Effects of different task factors on speed and preferences in Chinese handwriting

Ergonomics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 38-54

  Chan, Alan H S ^a   Lee, P S K ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese handwriting; Subjective preference; Writing speed

Indexed keywords

PAPER; TEXT PROCESSING; TEXTURES;

CHINESE HANDWRITING; LINE SPACING; PAPER TEXTURE;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MALE; PAPER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY; WRITING;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

HUMAN FACTORS; PAPER QUALITY; TEXTURE; WRITING;

EID: 12344291893     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130412331303902     Document Type: Article

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