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User Preference and Performance with Three Different Input Devices: Keyboard, Mouse, or Touchscreen.
Lin, Chi-Hui; Schmidt, Kathy J. – Educational Technology, 1993
Discussion of computer input devices focuses on the keyboard, mouse, and touchscreen. Related research is reviewed concerning user preference and performance; advantages and disadvantages of each device are described; guidelines for selection are discussed; and suggestions for future research are offered. (19 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Guidelines, Input Output Devices, Keyboarding (Data Entry)
Peer reviewedDamper, R. I. – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 1986
Three types of rapid message composition for non-speaking persons, classified according to keyboard, are described: sequential keyboard, "semantic" input through iconic representation, and chord keyboard. The strengths, drawbacks, and potential of each type are discussed for a user population with good keying ability and normal cognitive and…
Descriptors: Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Disorders, Expressive Language, Ideography
Peer reviewedKing, John; Alloway, Nola – Computers in the Schools, 1993
Reports on a study of the ability of preschoolers and first, second, and third graders to use three computer input devices: a joystick, a mouse, and a keyboard. For all grade levels, the mouse offered the greatest ease of use in manipulating icons, followed by the joystick and the keyboard. No effect for gender was found. (Contains 30 references.)…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Early Childhood Education
