Finger Movements in Transcription Typing. Technical Report, April 1979-March 1980 [microform] / Donald R. Gentner and Others
- Bib ID:
- 5384338
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Gentner, Donald R
- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1980
- 16 p.
- Summary:
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This study filmed a transcription typist and analyzed the finger movements in the resulting motion picture to study how skilled motor movements are programmed and controlled. Findings indicated that a typist's finger movements usually overlapped in time, and the starting times of these movements were highly variable, even when comparing identical sentences. Movements toward keys were often initiated out of the order in which the letters were eventually typed. These results conflict with current models of rapid, well-learned motor movements and suggest instead a multi-level control of movement utilizing feedback or prediction. (LRA)
- Notes:
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- Sponsoring Agency: Office of Naval Research, Arlington, VA. Personnel and Training Research Programs Office.
- Contract Number: N00014-79-C-0323, NR157-437.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
- Genre/Form:
- Reports, Research
- Other authors/contributors:
- California Univ., San Diego. Center for Human Information Processing
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
- 1980
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