The Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Writing Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, School of Occupational Therapy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Scand J Occup Ther. 2023 Nov;30(8):1415-1423. doi: 10.1080/11038128.2023.2188254. Epub 2023 Mar 16.
Keyboarding (Typing) is a major writing mode in educational settings in addition to, or as an alternative to, handwriting. Therefore, it is important that occupational therapists become experts on this activity, to support students' performance. Yet, the knowledge of keyboarding performance of elementary-school students, and the underlying functions it entails, is limited.
To compare keyboarding performance (speed and accuracy) of 4-grade students in copying and dictation keyboarding tasks, and to examine the role of underlying functions in predicting keyboarding performance.
The sample consisted of 57 4-grade students, recruited from 2 elementary schools. Students were tested for reading speed, attention shifting, fine-motor skills, kinaesthetic awareness, and keyboarding performance.
Keyboarding performance differed in the copying and dictation tasks. Reading speed was the major underlying function predicting keyboarding performance in both tasks. Additionally, kinaesthetic awareness had a low, negative correlation with dictation accuracy.
When occupational therapists assess students' keyboarding performance, they should use various tasks. Additionally, therapists should consider students' reading speed and kinaesthetic awareness, as they may explain keyboarding performance. This knowledge may also support decision-making when considering keyboarding as an alternative writing mode for students with handwriting difficulties.
除了手写之外，键盘输入（打字）也是教育环境中的主要写作方式之一，因此，职业治疗师必须成为这项活动的专家，以支持学生的表现。然而，小学生的键盘输入性能及其所涉及的基本功能的知识是有限的。
比较 4 年级学生在复制和听写键盘输入任务中的键盘输入性能（速度和准确性），并研究基本功能在预测键盘输入性能方面的作用。
该样本由来自 2 所小学的 57 名 4 年级学生组成。学生接受阅读速度、注意力转换、精细运动技能、动觉意识和键盘输入性能的测试。
在复制和听写任务中，键盘输入性能存在差异。阅读速度是两个任务中预测键盘输入性能的主要基本功能。此外，动觉意识与听写准确性呈低度负相关。
当职业治疗师评估学生的键盘输入性能时，他们应该使用各种任务。此外，治疗师应该考虑学生的阅读速度和动觉意识，因为它们可能解释键盘输入性能。这些知识还可以支持在考虑将键盘输入作为有手写困难的学生的替代书写方式时的决策。
