Analysis of alternative keyboards using learning curves

Human Factors

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-45

  Anderson, Allison M ^a   Mirka, Gary A ^b   Joines, Sharon M B ^a   Kaber, David B ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative keyboards; Chord keyboards; DVORAK; Ergonomic interventions; Learning curve theory; Musculoskeletal disorders; Split keyboards

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE KEYBOARDS; CHORD KEYBOARDS; DVORAK; ERGONOMIC INTERVENTIONS; LEARNING CURVE THEORY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; SPLIT KEYBOARDS;

COMPUTER KEYBOARDS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ERGONOMICS; PRODUCTIVITY;

EDUCATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COGNITION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ERGONOMICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KEYBOARD; LEARNING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRODUCTIVITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; ADOLESCENT; COMPUTER; WRITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; WRITING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69149083256     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720808329844     Document Type: Article

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