This article describes the findings from a
small-scale research project involving 14
test subjects. Experiments were
conducted with student nurses and their
use of speech recognition technologies.
Speech and keyboard were compared as
input methods. A hypothesis is put
forward and questionnaires and
experiments were devised to test the
hypothesis. The experiments involved a
form of software monitoring, which is
discussed. Results from the data analysis
of the experiments are included but not
the results from the analysis of the
questionnaires. During the discussion,
summary data from the questionnaires
are included. Issues such as usability,
error rates and hardware problems are
discussed. A brief conclusion considers
the future of the keyboard as the
predominant computer interface.
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