QUESTIONNAIRE



DEMOGRAPHICS

1) Age _____________

2) Gender

ο Male ο Female

3) Highest Level of Education

ο Left high school

ο High school

ο Some college

ο Bachelor

ο Graduate

4) Current occupation (Major, Year)

_____________________________

5) Are you left-handed or right-handed?

ο Left-handed ο Right-handed

6) How often do you use a computer (within the past 3 months)?

ο never

ο once or twice total

ο once a month

ο once a week

ο a few times a week

ο a few minutes a day

ο more than a few minutes a day

7) What is your familiarity with Touchpads (on a laptop computer or as a stand alone device)?

ο never tried one

ο tried one a little

ο use one occasionally

ο use one every day

8) What is your familiarity with handheld PDAs such as a Palm or Pocket PC?

ο never tried one

ο tried one a little

ο used to have one but no longer have it

ο own one and use it occasionally

ο own one and use it every day

What kind of PDA(s): __________________________________________

9) If you have ever used Graffiti on a Palm PDA or Jot (or similar) on a Pocket PC, how good are you at this method of text entry?

Graffiti

Poor Accuracy 1 2 3 4 5 Excellent Accuracy

Slow 1 2 3 4 5 Fast

ο Never Used Graffiti

Jot

Poor Accuracy 1 2 3 4 5 Excellent Accuracy

Slow 1 2 3 4 5 Fast

ο Never Used Jot

10) If you have ever used EdgeWrite, how good are you at this method of text entry?

Poor Accuracy 1 2 3 4 5 Excellent Accuracy

Slow 1 2 3 4 5 Fast

ο Never Used EdgeWrite

Which device did you use to enter text using EdgeWrite? Check all that applies.

ο PDA using a stylus

ο Touchpad on a laptop computer

ο Touchpad as a standalone device

ο Game controller (joystick)

ο Power wheelchair joystick

11) If you use a mobile phone, please answer the following.

A) What kind of mobile phone do you currently use: __________________

B) Do you enter SMS or email messages on your mobile phone?

ο Yes ο No

C) If you use SMS or email messaging on your mobile phone, which of the following do you use to enter text on your mobile phone? Check all that apply.

ο Multi-tap

ο T9 predictive text input

ο Keyboard (What kind? _____________________________________ )

ο Others ________________________

D) How do you dial or enter text using your mobile phone?

ο I dial and enter text with the same hand holding the phone

ο I dial and enter text with one hand while holding the phone with the other hand ο I dial, enter text and hold the phone with both hands

POST-TEST QUESTIONNAIRE

In the last test, you used the touchpad to enter the alphabetic characters using the EdgeWrite method in various finger/hand/device-orientation configurations. Based on your experience in the test, please rate the following:

1) Using the index finger of the same hand holding the device with the touchpad on the front of the device

Difficult to use 1 2 3 4 5 Easy to use

Slow 1 2 3 4 5 Fast

Error-prone 1 2 3 4 5 Accurate

Frustrating 1 2 3 4 5 Enjoyable

Uncomfortable 1 2 3 4 5 Comfortable

Dislike 1 2 3 4 5 Like

Tiring 1 2 3 4 5 Invigorating

2) Using the index finger of the same hand holding the device with the touchpad on the back of the device

Difficult to use 1 2 3 4 5 Easy to use

Slow 1 2 3 4 5 Fast

Error-prone 1 2 3 4 5 Accurate

Frustrating 1 2 3 4 5 Enjoyable

Uncomfortable 1 2 3 4 5 Comfortable

Dislike 1 2 3 4 5 Like

Tiring 1 2 3 4 5 Invigorating

3) Using the thumb of the same hand holding the device with the touchpad on the front of the device

Difficult to use 1 2 3 4 5 Easy to use

Slow 1 2 3 4 5 Fast

Error-prone 1 2 3 4 5 Accurate

Frustrating 1 2 3 4 5 Enjoyable

Uncomfortable 1 2 3 4 5 Comfortable

Dislike 1 2 3 4 5 Like

Tiring 1 2 3 4 5 Invigorating

4) Using the index finger of one hand with the touchpad on the front of the device while holding the device with the other hand

Difficult to use 1 2 3 4 5 Easy to use

Slow 1 2 3 4 5 Fast

Error-prone 1 2 3 4 5 Accurate

Frustrating 1 2 3 4 5 Enjoyable

Uncomfortable 1 2 3 4 5 Comfortable

Dislike 1 2 3 4 5 Like

Tiring 1 2 3 4 5 Invigorating

5) Using the index finger of one hand with the touchpad on the back of the device while holding the device with the other hand

Difficult to use 1 2 3 4 5 Easy to use

Slow 1 2 3 4 5 Fast

Error-prone 1 2 3 4 5 Accurate

Frustrating 1 2 3 4 5 Enjoyable

Uncomfortable 1 2 3 4 5 Comfortable

Dislike 1 2 3 4 5 Like

Tiring 1 2 3 4 5 Invigorating

6) Using the thumb of one hand with the touchpad on the front of the device while holding the device with the other hand

Difficult to use 1 2 3 4 5 Easy to use

Slow 1 2 3 4 5 Fast

Error-prone 1 2 3 4 5 Accurate

Frustrating 1 2 3 4 5 Enjoyable

Uncomfortable 1 2 3 4 5 Comfortable

Dislike 1 2 3 4 5 Like

Tiring 1 2 3 4 5 Invigorating

Please provide any additional comments in the white space below

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