The effects of word completion and word prediction on typing rates using on-screen keyboards

Assistive Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 146-154

  Anson, Denis ^a   Moist, Penni ^a   Przywara, Mary ^a   Wells, Heather ^a   Saylor, Heather ^a   Maxime, Hantz ^a  

^a University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; On screen keyboard; Typing speed; Word completion; Word prediction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER KEYBOARDS; MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; TACTILE READING AIDS; USER INTERFACES;

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; ON SCREEN KEYBOARD; TYPING SPEED; WORD COMPLETION; WORD PREDICTION;

WORD PROCESSING;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KEYBOARD; MALE;

ADULT; COMPUTERS; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SELF-HELP DEVICES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33845276298     PISSN: 10400435     EISSN: 19493614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2006.10131913     Document Type: Article

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