Title | Cognitive Aspects of Skilled Typewriting [electronic resource] / edited by William E. Cooper |
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Imprint | New York, NY : Springer New York, 1983 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5470-6 |
Descript | XII, 417 p. online resource |
Early History of the Typewriter -- Methods of Typewriting and Keyboard Arrangements -- The Psychology of Typewriting -- Feedback Systems -- Learning to Type -- Retention of Skilled Typing -- Domain of Planning -- Different Input Modes -- Different Output Modes -- Conclusion -- 2. A Glossary of Terms Including a Classification of Typing Errors -- Basic Terms -- Terminology for Letter Sequences -- Specification of Hand, Finger, and Position: The [H,F,P] Triple -- Terminology for Errors -- 3. Studies of Typing from the LNR Research Group -- Studies of Typing: An Overview -- Some Basic Phenomena -- A Cooperative Algorithm Simulation Model of Typing -- 4. A Comparison of Skilled and Novice Performance in Discontinuous Typing -- Experiment 1 -- Experiment 2 -- General Discussion -- 5. Keystroke Timing in Transcription Typing -- Method -- Development of Typing Skill -- Variability in Skilled Typing -- Models of Keystroke Timing -- Discussion -- 6. Error Patterns in Novice and Skilled Transcription Typing -- The Lessenberry Confusion Matrix -- Novice and Expert Confusion Matrices -- The Development of Skilled Typing -- Summary -- 7. Skilled Typing: A Characterization Based on the Distribution of Times Between Responses -- Characterizing Individual Differences -- Characterizing Skill Acquisition -- Characterizing the Effect of a Task Variable -- Characterizing the Effect of a Motivational Variable -- Bringing Fluency Under Experimental Control -- Overall Discussion and Conclusion -- 8. Time, Information, and the Various Spans in Typewriting -- Span Data -- Theoretical Issues -- Concluding Remarks -- 9. Determinants of Interkey Times in Typing -- Hand Movements -- Word Length -- Delayed Response -- Typing Sentences -- Longer Words -- Single-Word Strategies -- General Discussion -- 10. Mirror-Image Movements in Typing -- Method -- Results and Discussion -- 11. Actively Learning To Use a Word Processor -- Method and Overview -- Learning by Thinking -- Learning in an Exploratory Environment -- Finale: Active Learning -- 12. Knowledge of Word Frequency as an Aid for Text Editing -- Case 1 -- Case 2 -- Case 3 -- Case 4 -- Summary -- 13. Certain Problems Associated with the Design of Input Keyboards for Japanese Writing -- Japanese Writing System -- Typewriting in Japan -- Various Typing Methods for Japanese Writing -- Ergonomic Aspects of Various Tasks and Touch Typing -- Touch Typing Viewed as a Choice Versus Reaction Time Paradigm -- Some Two-Stroke Touch-Typing Systems -- Psychophysiological Evaluation of Touch Typing. -- Coding of Kanzis Based on Linguistic and Graphic Structures -- Sound-Based Codes May Not Be Optimal -- Association Codes and Interference With Pattern Typing -- Kana-to-Kanzi Conversion and Inetractive Typing -- Possible Hemispheric Lateralization of Cerebral Functions in Typing -- Toward the Best Method of Copy Typing for Professionals -- Code Array Representation for Two-Stroke Codes -- Evaluation of Codes Based on Hand and Finger Motions -- Some Examples Optimized for Hand and Finger Motions -- Educational Aspects -- Concluding Remarks -- Author Index