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Typing Training Through Gamification (Master of Science dissertation)
Silence Chomunorwa, University of Cape Town, Department of Computer Science, 2017
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- A 2017 master's dissertation that compared a gamified typing course with a non-gamified one for grade 11 learners at a township school in the Western Cape, South Africa. It reports average typing speed and accuracy before and after the training for each group.
- How much weight it carries
- A master's dissertation rather than a peer-reviewed paper. Groups were not randomized, the sample is small, and the authors' comparison reached p values of about 0.045. Read it as a lead, not as proof that games work.
Facts taken from this source
- 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.
“For the control group, speed improved from 8.3 wpm to 15wpm, and accuracy from 44% to 70%.” (Conclusions section, results paragraph)
- The 2017 dissertation reports that the gamified group showed more interest in the training and spent more time on computers than the control group, and that the extra engagement went with better typing speed and accuracy.
“The sample group showed high interest in engaging, spending more time on computers than the control group.” (Conclusions section, findings paragraph)
- 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.
“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.” (Conclusions section, results paragraph)
- The 2017 dissertation's participants were grade 11 learners from a single township school in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
“The participants in this study were grade 11 learners from a township school in the Western Cape Province, South Africa.” (Methodology (participants))