Effectiveness of Two Keyboarding Instructional Approaches on the Keyboarding Speed, Accuracy, and Technique of Elementary Students.
Background: Keyboarding skill development is important for elementary students. Limited research exists to inform practice on effective keyboarding instruction methods. Method: Using a quasi-experimental design, we examined the effectiveness of Keyboarding Without Tears® (n = 786) in the experimenta...
| Published in: | Open Journal of Occupational Therapy (OJOT) Vol. 7; no. 4; pp. 1 - 18 |
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Open Journal of Occupational Therapy
Fall2019
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