Effects of Microcomputer versus Electric Element Typewriter Instruction on Straight Copy and Production Keyboarding Performance

One group of secondary keyboarding students was taught on typewriters and switched to microcomputers after six weeks, the other used microcomputers first, then typewriters. Using computers, students showed faster completion times and fewer typographical errors. Transfer from computers to typewriters...

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Published inDelta Pi Epsilon journal Vol. 32; no. 4; p. 125
Main Author Davison, Leslie J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.10.1990
Subjects
Accuracy
Business Correspondence
High Schools
Keyboarding (Data Entry)
Microcomputers
Timed Tests
Typewriting
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Summary:One group of secondary keyboarding students was taught on typewriters and switched to microcomputers after six weeks, the other used microcomputers first, then typewriters. Using computers, students showed faster completion times and fewer typographical errors. Transfer from computers to typewriters slowed times and increased errors. Overall, computers produced greater accuracy in production work and straight-copy timed performance. (SK)
ISSN:0011-8052