Strokes per minute
Strokes per minute expresses a uniform performance survey in tactile writing . Typically, writing performance is evaluated using a 10-minute transcript . Hitting the shift key and any other key also counts, for example accents in French texts. A method of counting that only takes into account the actually written letters, regardless of how they came about, has recently been used at world championships, "characters per minute" are then counted.
The normal calculation for words per minute (WPM) is calculated from the keystrokes per minute (CPM) / 5. 150 words per minute (WPM) correspond to 750 keystrokes per minute (CPM), CPM stands for characters per minute in German translated, strokes per minute.
The achievable writing speed depends on the training time and personal predisposition. Depending on the profession or level of education, different minimum levels are sought. At the end of a two-year (higher) vocational school, primarily 120 keystrokes per minute are required.
Experienced ten-finger writers achieve 200 to 400 strokes per minute in a 10-minute test. The maximum physically achievable limit is 750 strokes per minute. A further increase in speed can be achieved by using keyboard shortcuts, so that 900 keystrokes per minute are currently regularly reached in international competitions.
At the German Championships 2010, 5,427 keystrokes were reached without errors in tactile writing (10-minute perfection). That's 542 strokes per minute. In tactile writing (30-minute fast writing), 15,289 keystrokes were reached with eight errors. That is 510 strokes per minute. Helena Matouskova, current world record holder from Prague, achieved first place in typewriting at the 2003 World Championships in Rome (30-minute fast typing, 27,853 keystrokes, 0.03% errors) with 955 keystrokes per minute.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Association for shorthand, typing and office technology Offenbach 1874 EV
- ↑ zav.cz (PDF file; 56 kB)