Fact · Typing and writing speed
100hours
In the GSA study by Earle Strong, retraining QWERTY typists to Dvorak until they regained their earlier speed took 100 hours of training, more than the Navy test had claimed.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“which took 100 hours of training, more than was claimed in Dvorak's Navy test”
Dvorak keyboard layout (Wikipedia), Wikipedia, 2026, Government studies section.
Open the original- What it measures
- The same study also retrained a second group of QWERTY typists on QWERTY.
- What it does not show
- Reported in a secondary article. Compare it with the 52-hour Navy figure, which is Dvorak's own claim.