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Untrained typists looked at the keyboard twice as long

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2.0times as much

Typists without touch-typing training spent about twice as much of their time looking at the keyboard as touch typists.

Checked against its source on October 16, 2026

What it measures: Calculated from the two gaze shares reported for the same transcription task.
How it is calculated: 40 / 20 = 2.0

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Typists without touch-typing training spent about 40 percent of the time they were copying text looking at the keyboard.
Touch typists spent about 20 percent of the time they were copying text looking at the keyboard.

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