Fact · Typing and writing speed
one-thirdof the QWERTY learning time
In an experiment run by Dvorak, 2,700 high school students who took Dvorak typing classes learned the layout in one-third the time it took to learn QWERTY.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“The experiment put 2,700 high school students through Dvorak typing classes and found that students learned Dvorak in one-third the time it took to learn QWERTY.”
Dvorak keyboard layout (Wikipedia), Wikipedia, 2026, Early history section.
Open the original- What it measures
- The article says that when a new school board was elected, it chose to end the Dvorak classes.
- What it does not show
- Run by the layout's own designer, and the article gives few details of its design. It is a claim about learning time, not about final speed.