ERIC Number: EJ1379395
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-May
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0938-8982
EISSN: EISSN-1540-5826
Typing Performance and Technique of Higher Education Students with Specific Learning Disorders
Abecassis, Sharon; Magen, Hagit; Weintraub, Naomi
Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, v38 n2 p119-128 May 2023
Higher education students with specific learning disorders (SLD) often experience difficulties in basic learning skills, including typing on computers, which has become the most common writing mode for academic purposes. This may affect their academic performance. We compared the typing performance, product, and technique (screen gaze, finger use) of 35 SLD and 30 typically developing (TD) students using keylogging software. Compared to TD peers, students with SLD typed more slowly and less accurately, and gazed less at the screen, suggesting a less effective typing technique. They typed slower even after controlling for screen gaze, implying that additional factors may account for their lower typing speed such as language processing. Hence, students with SLD may benefit from typing instruction alongside test accommodations during computer-based exams.
Descriptors: Office Occupations, Performance, College Students, Learning Disabilities, Keyboarding (Data Entry), Computer Uses in Education, Accuracy, Eye Movements, Language Processing, Testing Accommodations
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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