typing speed  

one of the skills that our teacher required from the students is having a typing speed of 35 words per minute (wpm) and above. On the first day of classes, we were told to open the typing software and start typing. One can hear the fast clicking of the keyboards as the students typed with all their might in order to get a high typing speed rate. After ten minutes, we were told to stop and our typing rates were recorded. Then we were told to type the paragraph shown on the screen without looking at the keyboard. Suddenly the room become so quiet and one can hear only occasional clicking of the keys. After three minutes we were told to stop and again our rates were recorded and compared to the first typing rate recorded. We were really dismayed with the results. I got a 6 wpm compared to my 30 wpm earlier. However with constant practice and determination, I was able to raise this speed to 40 wpm in 10 days time. Our topnotcher in the class attained a speed of 70 wpm. It is not surprising considering that she worked also as an encoder in the billing section of a public hospital in our place.