Title :
Evaluating the Input of Characters using Software Keyboards in a Mobile Learning Environment: A Comparison between Software Touchpanel Devices and Hardware Keyboards
Author :
Hasegwa, Akira ; Yamazumi, Tomiya ; Hasegwa, Satoshi ; Miyao, Masaru
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Inf. Sci., Nagoya Univ., Nagoya, Japan
Abstract :
This study was conducted to compare the typing performance of subjects inputting random alphabet characters using software keyboards on touchpanel mobile devices and hardware keyboards (subjects n=67, 31.0 ± 11.1 years of age) Hardware keyboards showed significantly better performance for input speeds, error rates, and subjective rate of usability. As a result, even those who showed slow input spends using hardware keyboards, did not show much slower speeds in using software.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; keyboards; mobile computing; touch sensitive screens; error rate; hardware keyboards; input speeds; mobile learning environment; random alphabet character; software keyboards; subjective usability rate; typing performance; Educational institutions; Error analysis; Hardware; Keyboards; Mobile handsets; Usability; Input speed; QWERTY style; Ubiquitous Learning; Virtual keyborad; component; iPad;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technology in Education (WMUTE), 2012 IEEE Seventh International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Takamatsu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0884-7
DOI :
10.1109/WMUTE.2012.51
