Students reported mixed, task-dependent perceptions of the efficiency and speed of voice versus text input¶
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q2 i? Perceptions of efficiency and speed were fairly evenly distributed across modalities, with some students finding voice faster and others finding typing faster. → efficiency
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Kaitlin Riegel, Yan Cathy Hua, Paul Denny, Victor-Alexandru Pădurean, Juho Leinonen, James Prather, and Adish Singla. 2026. Say What? Examining Text and Voice Input Modalities for Prompt-Based Programming in Computing Education. Proceedings of the 31st ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1 (ITiCSE 2026). https://doi.org/10.1145/3803400.3809397
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In the ABSA qualitative analysis, the Efficiency & Speed category showed positive sentiments for both modalities (13 positive/5 negative for text; 16 positive/6 negative for voice); the article notes "a fairly even distribution for students positively perceiving the efficiency and speed of each input method".
"there was a fairly even distribution for students positively perceiving the efficiency and speed of each input method."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Adult ESL learners report above-neutral perceptions of ASR as a writing tool on usefulness, ease of use, and intention to use — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
- Students reported text supports structured, iterative planning while some valued voice for getting initial ideas out — related
- Students overwhelmingly used text prompting, and prior modality choice did not predict subsequent choice among dual-mode users — related
- Students perceived text input as superior for accuracy, control, and editability, with transcription errors a key voice drawback — related
- A substantial share of builders' voiced design intentions never reaches the typed prompt, leaving design choices to the production stack's defaults — related
- Edited voice prompts did not significantly differ from text prompts in first-attempt success — related
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Students reported mixed, task-dependent perceptions of the efficiency and speed of voice versus text input |
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Students reported mixed, task-dependent perceptions of the efficiency and speed of voice versus text input |
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