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Peer reviewedBattenberg, Janice K.; Merbler, John B. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1989
Forty developmentally delayed and 40 non-delayed kindergarten children completed an alphabet matching task and a spelling task using 2 different computer input devices: a traditional computer keyboard and a touch-sensitive computer screen. The touch-sensitive screen generally improved the performance of both groups. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Developmental Disabilities, Input Output Devices, Keyboarding (Data Entry)
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
Peer reviewedMarquez, Mark E.; Lehman, James D. – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 1992
Describes a study of students at Purdue University that examined the roles of gender, right- versus left-handedness, and mouse experience in preferences concerning the placement of icon buttons within hypermedia user-interface designs. Response rate is examined, order of presentation is discussed, and further research is suggested. (11 references)…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Design Preferences, Handedness
