Test Descriptions
The Speed & Accuracy Typing Test is designed to measure how quickly and accurately applicants can type straight text. Two standard texts are provided (on 8.5 x 11 sheets of paper) for applicants to type from or you can create your own custom text. A validation study conducted with typists from several US companies shows significant correlations between test scores and supervisors' ratings of performance.
The Data Entry Skills Test measures how quickly and accurately data can be entered on a PC. Candidates enter data into fields on the screen, exactly as they do in a database package such as dBASE. Three standard forms are included with the test package (each with a standard and alternate version). Two consist of a mix of text and numeric fields such as name, address, SSN, and phone number. The third consists of numeric fields only and is ideal for testing 10-key speed and accuracy. If you prefer, you can design your own customized data form with up to 30 separate fields. You can include text and numeric fields, field labels, and immutable characters, e.g., slashes in a date field.
Results include gross speed, errors, and net speed. These can be viewed as words per minute, keystrokes per minute, or keystrokes per hour. A validation study conducted with data entry clerks from several US companies shows significant correlations between test scores and supervisors' ratings of performance.
Some of the options and features of both programs...
- Customize the instructions to the applicant.
- Create your own test to administer.
- Adjust the time for the practice test and test.
- Administer the test a second or third time automatically.
- Change the font and font size for the test instructions and the applicant's typing.
- Adjust how heavily errors are weighted.
- Test results are stored until you choose to delete them.
- Optional automatic printing of the test results at the end of the test.
- Instant feedback of the test score to the applicant, if desired.
- Automatic comparison of test scores to a norm group.
- Print the test results in a variety of formats.
- Detailed information provided for each error.