10 minute transcript
The 10-minute transcription can be used to determine the writing skills (writing speed and writing security) of the user of a PC keyboard. This method stems from typing lessons and has proven itself for decades.
Implementation and evaluation
Carrying out the 10-minute transcription is simple: a continuous text has to be copied from a template. The lecturer / examiner measures the time with the help of a stop watch . After exactly ten minutes, the clerk has to print out the text. The number of stops reached is then determined based on the text template counted and the errors are counted. Every keystroke is meant by a stop; For each capital letter and most of the special characters, two keystrokes must be calculated, since the Shift key or AltGr must also be hit.
Using the formula "(error × 100) / total number of hits" (in short: percentage of incorrect hits from all hits), the error quotient and thus the grade achieved is calculated.
The assessment keys of the examining bodies ( IHK , HK , state committee, stenographers' association ) are very different. This key is usually used as a basis for beginners:
Error quotient (% wrong stops)
0.00% - 0.125% = very good
0.126% - 0.250% = good
0.251% - 0.375% = satisfactory
0.376% - 0.500% = sufficient
0.501% -
1,000% = unsatisfactory over 1,000% = unsatisfactory
Example: 1560 keystrokes, 3 errors
(3 × 100) / 1560 = 0.192%
Grade: 2 (good)
The writing performance of an average fast 10-finger pen is between 200 and 400 strokes per minute .
In national competitions, top writers reach speeds of up to 750 keystrokes per minute, and in international competitions up to 900 keystrokes (cf. tactile letters ). In competitions, a distinction is often made between “fast writing” (usually over a period of 30 minutes) and “perfection” (10 minutes) in the “text capture” discipline. When writing fast, emphasis is placed on a high writing speed; in perfection, significantly more keystrokes are deducted when determining the net score for errors. Thus, a low number of errors is important.
In most of the IHK examination regulations, the 10-minute transcript has been replaced by more modern test procedures. In technical writing lessons at vocational schools and in stenographers' associations, however, it still has its permanent place.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kempkes: Typing quickly and reliably on the PC. 1999, p. 56. Cf. E.g. also the evaluation table in Röhling: Compact tactile writing: write perfectly in a few hours. 2013, p. 43.
literature
- Stefan Röhling: Tactile writing compact: write perfectly in a few hours. Tastschreib-Verlag, Dülmen 2013, ISBN 978-3-9811507-5-9 .
- Margot Kempkes: Typing on the PC quickly and reliably. RM book and media sales, Rheda-Wiedenbrück, 1999.