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In a 2002 dissertation, postsecondary students with learning disabilities in written expression wrote significantly higher quality essays, at a faster rate, with continuous speech recognition than by keyboarding without help.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Analysis of the data revealed that students with learning disabilities in the area of written expression wrote significantly higher quality essays at a faster rate using the transcription and speech recognition modes of writing than they did using the keyboarding method of writing.”
The Effectiveness of Oral Expression through the use of Continuous Speech Recognition Technology in Supporting the Written Composition of Postsecondary Students with Learning Disabilities, Richard Conrad Snider, Virginia Tech (VTechWorks repository), 2002, Abstract.
Open the original- What it measures
- Three groups of postsecondary students with learning disabilities wrote essays: one keyboarded without help, one dictated to a human transcriber, and one used continuous speech recognition.
- What it does not show
- Students with learning disabilities, a small sample, and 2002 recognition software. The comparison is with keyboarding, not handwriting, and the study does not test students without learning disabilities.