Keyboarding Resources -
Research

• Elementary Keyboarding: A Bibliography 
  Annotated bibliography of print materials and software.
• Improving Computer Keyboarding Skills in Third Through Fifth Grade Students 
  Study of the implementation of a keyboarding curriculum in upper elementary school. Appendixes include implementation timeline, student log sheet, and student attitude survey. 
• Keyboarding and Your Child: Keys to Success 
  Article directed at parents; Includes tips for teaching keyboarding and software suggestions.
• Keyboarding Information 
  Summary of research; Includes suggested sequence of emphasis.
• Keyboarding Skills for Middle School Students
  Study indicating keyboarding should be taught prior to a computer applications course and be started at the elementary level.
• Keyboarding, Touch-typing and Computers: What Students Think 
  Early survey of New Zealand high school students revealed that students want keyboarding instruction. This study also suggests that a typing program is preferred above traditional instruction and produces higher typing speeds.
• Learning to Keyboard 
  Column that outlines debate on keyboarding. 
• QWERTY: The Real Story 
  The history of the QWERTY keyboard and other keyboard designs.
• The Word Processor 
  Article about word processors and the writing process; Includes sections on keyboarding skills, typing tutor software, alternative teaching strategies, etc.

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