Task factor usability ratings for different age groups writing Chinese

Ergonomics

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1372-1385

  Chan, A H S ^a   So, J C Y ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese writing; Subjective preference; Usability; Writing speed

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; CHINESE CHARACTERS; CHINESE WRITING; HAND WRITING; LINE SPACING; OLDER ADULTS; PERSONAL PREFERENCES; PLANE ANGLES; SUBJECTIVE PREFERENCE; TASK FACTORS; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS; USABILITY; WRITING SPEED;

SPEED;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RATING SCALE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; VOLUNTEER; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WRITING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350741153     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130903147714     Document Type: Article

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