Evaluation of Japanese word processors by the analysis of learning process.

The Audio Typing Unit by IBM was designed to enable visually impaired typists to make revisions and review final copy without the assistance of sighted co-workers. The ability of the unit to do so, based on monitoring the performance of five subjects, is reviewed. The authors state that the unit has a significant impact upon the learning process for visually impaired word processors, and suggest incorporating training on the Audio Typing Unit into vocational rehabilitation programs for blind persons.

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Online and Distance Learning ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-935-9.ch126 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 1551-1568

Author(s):

Anders Broberg

Keyword(s):

Learning Process ◽

Reading Process ◽

Web Browsers ◽

Authoring Tools ◽

Deep Processing ◽

Active Reading ◽

Computer Mediated ◽

Computer Based ◽

Word Processors

Traditionally, much of the efforts to develop computer-based tools has been concentrated on developing production or authoring tools, such as word processors, drawing programs, and so on, and not so many consumption or reading tools have been developed except Web browsers and different kinds of media players. Authoring plays an important role in the learning process, and good tools are needed, but reading—especially active reading—and exploring are is at least as important. Traditionally, computer-mediated texts have little support for an active way of reading. This means that reading computer-mediated texts, as on the WWW, tends to be a very passive form of reading. The development of Text-Col addresses this problem. Text-Col is a tool designed to support readers in deep processing of texts by letting the readers change appearance of the text based on different strategies for categorizing words. Text-Col is a reading tool and exploring tool aimed to make the reading process more active.

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Advances in Web-Based Education ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-690-7.ch012 ◽

2006 ◽

pp. 277-301

Author(s):

Anders Broberg

Keyword(s):

Learning Process ◽

Reading Process ◽

Web Browsers ◽

Authoring Tools ◽

Deep Processing ◽

Active Reading ◽

Computer Mediated ◽

Computer Based ◽

Word Processors

Traditionally, much of the efforts to develop computer-based tools has been concentrated on developing production or authoring tools, such as word processors, drawing programs, and so on, and not so many consumption or reading tools have been developed except Web browsers and different kinds of media players. Authoring plays an important role in the learning process, and good tools are needed, but reading—especially active reading—and exploring are is at least as important. Traditionally, computer-mediated texts have little support for an active way of reading. This means that reading computer-mediated texts, as on the WWW, tends to be a very passive form of reading. The development of Text-Col addresses this problem. Text-Col is a tool designed to support readers in deep processing of texts by letting the readers change appearance of the text based on different strategies for categorizing words. Text-Col is a reading tool and exploring tool aimed to make the reading process more active.

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