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Successful Strategies for Teaching Keyboarding
by Dr. Leigh ZeitzUniversity of Northern Iowa
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It’s Different Now
Still Relevant?
Experts Weigh in . . .
65% of 537 experts polled said that voice input would be our primary form of data input by 2020.
PewInternet.com
Hmmmm . . .
Plan for TodayReview Keyboarding IssuesWhen Keyboarding should be
taughtKeyboarding and StandardsKeyboarding vs Cursive vs
ManuscriptHow Keyboarding should be taughtKeyboarding and iPads???????
Keyboarding is . . .
a set of cumulative psychomotor skills involving the touch method of input to a keyboard.
Benefits for KeyboardingImprovement in Language
Arts
Improved Quality of Writing
Greater Enthusiasm about writing on computers
Improved spelling
Improved reading comprehension
Why?
Teach Keyboarding?
Keyboarding is Different
Transcription Typing
GenerativeTyping
Access is Different
When?3rd grade
Patterson, 2005, Bartholme, 1996; Instructional Resource of Curr/Instr Div of Saskatchewan Education, 1991; Pisha, 1993; Starr, 2001
4th gradeErthal, 1998; Hopkins, 1998
5th gradeMacIntyre, 1990; Wronkovich, 1998
Not in ElementaryWaner, Behymer, & McCrary, 1992
Keyboarding in Standards
Production and Distribution of Writing
Keyboarding Assessment
Illinois Keyboarding Objectives
Illinois Keyboarding Objectives
What Do You Think?
Manuscript
Cursive
Keyboarding
Handwriting vs Keyboarding
Handwriting before Keyboarding (Stevenson & Just, 2014)
4.5 year oldsLetter memorization better with handwritingAugments ReadingFacilitates recognizing letter shapes
5 – 6 year oldsKeyboarding is more legibleKeyboarding is faster Handsize may be a problem
Compare Handwritten vs Word Processed Writing
Meta-analysis of 26 studies of K-12 students:Computer-Based
Higher Quality of WritingHigher Quantity of WritingMore CollaborativeMore IterativeMore Social
Necessity of MasteryComposition based on
Communication.
Students must master typing or writing so can advance to composing.
Composition is enhanced when communication is not a problem.
Which Platform?
What’s the Best?
How Fast?Based upon hours of practice
15 – 18 hours: 10 – 15 wpm30 – 35 hours: 25 – 30 wpm45 – 60 hours: 30 – 40 wpm
Crews, 2006 - NBEA
Grad WPM
3rd 8 - 10
4th 10 - 20
5th 20 - 25
6th 25 – 30
7th 35 w/95% Accuracy
8th 40 w/95% Accuracy
Faster Then Writing
9 yr old writes 16 wpm
Goal: Type 17 wpm
What to Teach in Secondary?
What to Teach?
Hard Skills
Vs
Soft Skills
What are YOUR Thoughts?
Happy KeyboardingDr. Leigh E. Zeitz
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