The problem is that I run out of words to type. Second, it should only test people who have been trained to type and do so frequently.
Everyone begins as a poor typist. My understanding from reading the paper was that the error rate included typos that were instinctively corrected.
As you point out, it could be a lot lower. I agree that the study should be done under normal typing conditions. I also think if it were repeated today, the average would be higher, because computers are increasingly ubiquitous, and more children grow up using them. But I strongly disagree that these kinds of tests should only be done on people who have been trained to type, and practice typing. I think the question of how fast to most computer users type is more interesting and valuable.
Thanks for the interesting article. The requirements of some agencies seem quite silly to me. My girl friend, who is a nursing assistant was looking at some medical office positions, that also required some data entry. So I looked it up and found your page. I spend a lot of time practicing typing on programs like MicroType and various typing test websites such as Typingtest.
Speed really depends on the text difficulty. If something has a lot uncommon words, and a shitload of weird punctuation and symbols it can slow my typing speed dramatically down to wpm. On the other side of things, I have reached a personal record of wpm typing a short sentence paragraph on Microtype that contains common everyday words with no punctuation other than periods and commas albeit with a couple errors. Also on microtype I sometimes on a good day reach 1 sentence speed bursts of up to wpm.
Keep in mind I have been playing the piano for 12 years. People who pick up the piano for the first time will fumble all over the keys trying to play a simple scale, in very much the same way a person just learning to type does on a keyboard. I must confess I was quite flattered to find that an article I wrote several years ago for a staffing industry magazine has gained such exposure on the internet. Yet a 10 second search on Google could find me.
Anyway, some interesting suggestions were brought up. First, thank all of you for your comments. In any case, anyone wishing to reach me may send a note to terryostrach cfl. I simply collected the information we already had on computer and analyzed it. The jury is still out on that. No doubt this may be true, but I know of no study or analysis that has tested that out. The results are as they stand. I can tell you, from personal experience of 30 years in an industry that people who were allowed to correct their errors as they typed usually missed a few and, I suspect, their speed scores were lower, ultimately resulting in the same approximate score.
Since he was a major authority on typing in his day, I tend to trust him. Many people can have their fingers fly for a short period of time but cannot maintain that speed for 5 minutes. Usually if they do, their error rate increases dramatically. On the other hand, there were many people who could type at the SPEED of 40 wpm while making 40 errors! We always assumed that in a normal work environment people type faster than they do on a test.
As a matter of fact, we counted on it. We encouraged companies NOT to rely on typing speed alone—that when people settle into a job, their anxiety is reduced and their performance increases. It is also true that EVERYONE who took these tests took the same test in the same room on the same computer and additionally, 10 The test was set up to repeat the content automatically if a person reached the end. It recycled so that no one would ever be in the position of running out of text as one person said.
As I said, you may contact me personally: terryostrach cfl. I want to style a single category title differently. And yeah, I have about 2. But can you use capital letters?
Perhaps Teresia R. Ostrach would consider some investigation into this. You might have gotten a… slight calculation error there. Kursheed Hussain set the world record for typing the alphabet with spaces between each letter, managing to clock a time of 3. So why not time yourself, train up and give it a go?
Your name could be the one in the spotlights! Before we go any further, how many words on this shorthand machine do you think he can type? Admittedly, he works on a machine designed for speed by utilizing shorthand writing, but this is still a hugely impressive number.
Actually, watching a steno-typist at work makes you appreciate just how fast they truly can be. Fastest typist on a touch screen Smartphones are designed for ease of use, but the first time you use one, you start to appreciate just how tricky texting on them can be!
For this record, we head over to Brazil, where a certain Mr. Marcel Fernandes Filho typed out a predetermined message of characters in 17 seconds using the Fleksy keyboard application on his iPhone.
In general, it is tricky to verify all those speed tests done worldwide with the help of apps and software. There are various online competitions such as The Ultimate Typing Championship. On this one, Sean Wrona reached a top speed of wpm. Another fast typist is Guilherme Sandrini, who achieved a speed of wpm. Currently, the world record belongs to Yousef Ahmed Abdul Saboor, who typed out a character message in That is some impressive finger power.
He is affected by paralysis of all four limbs after a hang-gliding accident. For his record, he used facial motion-capture technology. Fastest texter when spinning on your head The life of a breakdancer is a hectic one, so why waste time texting normally when you can do it on the job?
In Germany Benedikt Mordstein managed to successfully type out a message in But typing that fast gives them a distinct advantage in their chosen careers, and wins awards to boot. There is nothing wrong with typing more slowly than this, but it can impact your ability to take notes, write documents, and keep up with a competitive workplace. Learning to type faster will improve your professional profile. The average speed for women is 37 WPM, and the average speed for men is A new study that tracked ultramarathon running times worldwide over two decades found that women tend to outrun men, after miles.
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