The effect of the communication output method on augmented interaction

    Authors

    D. J. Higginbotham; K. E. Kim;C. Scally

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Augment. Altern. Commun.

    Keywords

    rate; communication rate; communication aid; interaction; communicative; discourse strategies; interface design; SYNTHETIC SPEECH; COMPREHENSION; RULE; INTELLIGIBILITY; MODES; ADULT; TEAMS; AAC; Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology; Rehabilitation

    Abstract

    The experiment compared the ability of a Comprehension Model versus an Interaction Model to account for the communication performance of augmented communicators. Five dyads consisting of adults without disabilities, with one participant in each dyad randomly assigned to use an augmentative communication device, engaged in ten direction-giving tasks in which the augmented communicator used either a Word Method ( i.e., spoken words only) or a Mixed Method ( i.e., mix of spoken words and letters) speech output. Results indicated an overall completion time and communication rate advantage for the Mixed Method output in most communication tasks, supporting the Interaction Model of augmented communication. The role of communication co-construction in augmented interaction and the implications of the Interaction Model for future communication device design are discussed.

    Journal Title

    Augmentative and Alternative Communication

    Volume

    23

    Issue/Number

    2

    Publication Date

    1-1-2007

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    140

    Last Page

    153

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000247063900005

    ISSN

    0743-4618

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