Fact · Typing and writing speed
A 1950s General Services Administration study found that after sufficient training, Dvorak typists matched their previous QWERTY speeds but did not surpass them.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“found that after sufficient training, Dvorak typists were able to match their previous qwerty speeds, but not surpass them.”
The Dvorak Keyboard, J. C. Bowen, MIT personal web page, n.d., 1950s GSA study.
Open the original- What it measures
- The study retrained QWERTY typists on Dvorak and compared them with QWERTY typists given extra QWERTY training.
- What it does not show
- Secondhand summary on a personal page; the original report is not online in full.