Dependence of typing speed and accuracy on device type and familiarity

Typing has become increasingly present in modem lives through its uses in laptops, phones, tablets, and other consumer electronics. Current computers encourage high typing speeds by implementing mistake corrections such as "backspace" or "delete" keys, functions that were previously done by cross-outs or complete rewrites of the entire page. These mistake correction options have minimized the consequences for typing errors and have caused typists to place less importance on typing accuracy. As more models of electronic devices are placed on the market, users build familiarity with and skills for their specific device model. Twelve participants were asked to complete a series of thirty-two typing tests on various laptop keyboards and mobile phones. Measurements were taken of typing speed and accuracy on familiar and unfamiliar keyboards for both laptops and phone keyboards, and specific mistake types were counted and recorded.

Name thesis:degree_name

Bachelor

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2019

Author dc:creator

• Veldee, Kim E.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Barbara Hughey.

• Mechanical Engineering.

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• MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

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https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/123248

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