The Typing Skills test is a general assessment of a candidate’s typing speed and accuracy. This test is especially useful for selecting transcriptionists, clerks, receptionists, secretaries, writers, and other administrative employees whose roles involve typing tasks.
The test consists of three sub-tests designed to measure a candidate’s typing speed and accuracy.
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Test properties
Type of test: Skills test
Useful for: Predicting job performance in jobs that comprise of typing tasks
Time: 5 – 10 minutes
Number of test items: Adaptive
Item response form: Free response
Languages: English
Mode of Administration: Online
What the items measure
- Words per minute (WPM)
- Corrected Words per minute (CWPM)
- Characters per minute (CPM)
- Overall Accuracy
- Total score
What the sub-tests measure
Sub-test 1 (time limit: 1 minute)
The candidate is presented with a paragraph of text and must type as much as possible within the time limit.
Sub-test 2 (time limit: 1 minute)
The candidate is given a new paragraph of text and must again type as much as possible within the one-minute time limit.
Sub-test 3 (time limit: None)
The candidate is presented with a new paragraph of text and must accurately type the entire text, consisting of 400 characters.
Detailed Test Report
On the test report, you will find all the information you need:
- Total Percentile Population Score*
- Words Per Minute (WPM)
- Corrected Words Per Minute (CWPM)
- Characters Per Minute (CPM)
- Overall Accuracy
- Interpretation of candidate performance
- Advisory score ranges for common professions
- The exact text typed by the candidate, with errors highlighted.
*The Total Percentile Population Score is determined by comparing the candidate’s average CWPM with the norm group. If a candidate scores 70, they have performed as well or better than 70 percent of the 1,000 individuals who were part of our 2020 test study.
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