Fact · Typing and writing speed
25words per minute
In a 2017 master's dissertation, the average typing speed of the gamified group rose from 8 to 25 words per minute by the end of the training, and its accuracy rose from 43 to 93 percent.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“By the end of the training, the average speed had improved from 8 wpm to 25wpm, while accuracy had shot up from 43% to 93% for the sample group.”
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
- Grade 11 learners at one school were given a typing course with game elements. The dissertation compares this sample group with a control group that did not have the game elements.
- What it does not show
- Small, non-randomized groups at one school. The authors do not report a randomized design, and the control group also improved considerably.