Typing Accuracy Management

As you are about to reach the 5 minute mark, typing precision is a vital differentiator between a high-scoring candidate and a failing one. Most enthusiasts grasp the fundamentals of accuracy, but very few of them have a quick and effective method of adjusting to errors at the moment they occur. By learning to master the different facets of typing accuracy, you can, first, identify the nature or the type of error you commit and then decide whether you are going to rectify that error or ignore and bypass it.

Types of Errors in the Remington Layout

In the case of the Kruti Dev layout, errors come down to 3 types: Substitution errors (errors in typing that can be traced to hitting or pressing a nearby key owing to the incorrect or wrong placement of fingers), Transposition errors (errors in typing that can be traced to the error of writing characters in the wrong order which is generally a result of writing characters faster than the brain is able to devise the order in which the characters should be typed), and Omission errors (errors in typing that can be traced to the failure to type a character usually because the key was either not pressed hard enough or the key was not held long enough during a shift combination which results in a combination of the two).

Knowing which of those errors you commit with most frequency is the first step to be able to master typing accuracy. Take for instance if nearly all of the errors you commit are Transposition errors, it means that you are typing ahead of your visual reading buffer and to correct this, you have to plan your visual technique track in a more relaxed and slower 10% buffer giving you and your fingers time and space to be in a synchronized disposition.

THE BACKSPACE CONUNDRUM

When you take a typing speed test that lasts a whole 5 minutes, and you use the backspace key after a mistake, you end up having to type that character 3 times instead of just once. Once the wrong character is typed, you backspace, and type the correct character. And if you realize you made a mistake and you have already hit the spacebar and moved on to the next word, you just wasted a chunk of time and ruined your high-speed train of thought.

Because of all this, the backspace rule for professional typists is simple: Do not use the backspace key after the current word. If you hit the space key, just let the mistake be. If you backtrack for a mistake, trying to correct it will cause you to lose precious speed.

Identifying Patterns for Your Mistakes

After attempting Lesson 56, pay attention to your mistakes and try to see where you’re typing. Do you see a concentration of mistakes in the middle of the test due to fatigue or in the last part of the test due to a typing panic?. By defining the times you tend to make a mistake and by understanding the reasons, you can develop a customized warm-up. This is the difference between a true typing professional and a typing novice.