Fact · Typing and writing speed
15words per minute
In the same 2017 dissertation, the average typing speed of the control group rose from 8.3 to 15 words per minute, and its accuracy rose from 44 to 70 percent.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“For the control group, speed improved from 8.3 wpm to 15wpm, and accuracy from 44% to 70%.”
Typing Training Through Gamification (Master of Science dissertation), Silence Chomunorwa, University of Cape Town, Department of Computer Science, 2017, Conclusions section, results paragraph.
Open the original- What it measures
- The dissertation compares the gains of the two groups and reports a significance test for both speed and accuracy.
- What it does not show
- Read beside the gamified group's figures, which started from the same speed. Both groups improved, so the difference between them is what the study tests, and that difference rests on a small, non-randomized sample.