Fact · Typing and writing speed
In the same 2008 study, low typing skill had a detrimental effect on the quality of the text the writers produced.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Nevertheless, low typing skill had a detrimental impact on text quality”
Execution and pauses in writing narratives: processing time, cognitive effort and typing skill, R. A. Alves et al., International Journal of Psychology, 2008, Abstract.
Open the original (DOI 10.1080/00207590701398951)- What it measures
- The comparison was between writers with low and high typing skill who each wrote narratives in a dictation task and a composition task.
- What it does not show
- A small study of university students. It shows an association at one point in time, and it does not test whether improving typing skill improves the text.