Fact · Typing and writing speed
In the 2022 mobile study, the time participants spent reviewing each phrase before moving on did not differ significantly between speech recognition and typing.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“We also measured verification time, which is the time participants took to review a phrase before moving to the next, but did not observe a significant effect between the conditions, F(1,195) = .77, p =.38.”
Speech Recognition Versus Typing: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation, Johanna Kneifel et al., TEXT2030: MobileHCI 2022 Workshop on Shaping Text Entry Research in 2030 (ACM), 2022, Results (section 4).
Open the original- What it measures
- Verification time is the time a participant spent checking a phrase before going on to the next one. Speech was faster for entry, and the review step took about the same time in both conditions.
- What it does not show
- This measures review of short phrases in a transcription task. It does not measure editing a long dictated draft, which the paper's interviews identified as a pain point.