Students at UK universities are are losing 339 million hours because they can't type properly, it has been claimed.
Research has found the average student types at just 20 words per minute compared to 80 words per minute of those who can type properly.
As a result it means typing out the average coursework of 300,000 words over three years of study can take 333 hours longer than needed.
That works out to 70 nights during which I am sure most students could find something more productive, or at least fun, to do.
Then again, if they can master typing the words "download dissertation on ..." into Google who needs 80 words per minute.
"In the UK, whilst all students are expected to type up their work, very few are actually up to typing it properly – and they are wasting millions of hours, just sitting in front of a computer," said Sue Westwood of Student-type.com who conducted the study.
“Many people either think they can already type, or believe it’s only needed if you want to be a secretary in a business. But once the scale of the time people are wasting is appreciated then we are hopeful this attitude will change."
Link:
Student-type.com
