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In the same 2002 dissertation, essay length did not differ significantly among the three ways of writing.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“There was no significant difference in the length of essays across the three treatment groups.”
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
- The three groups were keyboarding without help, a human transcriber, and continuous speech recognition.
- What it does not show
- The study found the speech modes produced better and faster essays, but not longer ones. A faster rate of production did not translate into more words in the finished essay.