Fact · Dictation
In a longitudinal study, users became more efficient at dictation, navigation and error correction as they gained experience.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“As users gained more experience, they became more efficient at dictation, navigation and error correction.”
How productivity improves in hands-free continuous dictation tasks: lessons learned from a longitudinal study, Jinjuan Feng et al., Interacting with Computers, 2005, Abstract.
Open the original- What it measures
- The study followed people through several composition tasks over time, timing each activity separately.
- What it does not show
- Early on, navigation and correction took up a large part of the task, so early gains are mostly in those activities.
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