Fact · Typing and writing speed
The motion capture study found three predictors of high performance: a letter is always pressed by the same finger, upcoming keystrokes are actively prepared, and hand movement is kept small.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Motion capture data exposes 3 predictors of high performance: 1) unambiguous mapping (a letter is consistently pressed by the same finger), 2) active preparation of upcoming keystrokes”
How We Type: Movement Strategies and Performance in Everyday Typing, Anna Maria Feit et al., Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2016, Abstract.
Open the original (DOI 10.1145/2858036.2858233)- What it measures
- The quote gives the first two predictors; the study names a third about movement.
- What it does not show
- Laboratory sample of about 30 typists.
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