An empirical study of typing rates on mini-QWERTY keyboards

We present a longitudinal study of mini-QWERTY keyboard use, examining the learning rates of novice miniQWERTY users. The study consists of 20 twenty-minute typing sessions using two different-sized keyboard models. Subjects average over 31 words per minute (WPM) for the first session and increase to an average of 60 WPM by the twentieth. Individual subjects also exceed the upper bound of 60.74 WPM suggested by MacKenzie and Soukoreff's model of two-thumb text entry [5]. We discuss our results in the context of this model. Author Keywords Text entry, keypad input, mobile input, mini-QWERTY, thumb keyboard. ACM Classification Keywords H.5.2 User Interfaces: Input devices and strategies.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2005
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Edward Clarkson, James Clawson, Kent Lyons, Thad Starner
• Keywords: ACM Classification Keywords, CHI 2005, Human Computer Interaction, Keywords Text Entry, Mini-QWERTY Keyboard Use