“Student English Typing Contest 2022/23”

Purpose

To welcome the digital learning age, STEAM department is holding a “Student English Typing Contest 2022/23” to improve students' English input skills, promote English reading and assist in remembering English words. Typing speed and accuracy are the main focus of this competition and students competed against each other.

The top THREE typist champions of computer and iPads across every year group will be listed on the Leaderboard.

Organizer

STEAM Department, PLK HKTA Yuen Yuen Primary School

Eligibility

All Primary 1 to Primary 6 students are welcome to join the “Student English Typing Contest 2022/23”.

Duration

To be released.

Rules

Entrants will be asked to run a 1-minute Timed Tests through typing.com during the competition period in the assigned venues below.

3/F Computer Room: “Student English Typing Contest 2022/23 - Computer”

2/F STEAM Lab: “Student English Typing Contest 2022/23 - iPad”

The SCORE is calculated based on the formula of WPM x AC%. 

• WPM - Word Per Minute 

• AC - Accuracy

Typing Standards

• Primary 1: Computer (Score > 5); iPad (Score > 3)

• Primary 2: Computer (Score > 10); iPad (Score > 6)

• Primary 3: Computer (Score > 15); iPad (Score > 9)

• Primary 4: Computer (Score > 20); iPad (Score > 12)

• Primary 5: Computer (Score > 25); iPad (Score > 15)

• Primary 6: Computer (Score > 30); iPad (Score > 18)

Prizes

• Champion

• 1st Runner-up

• 2nd Runner-up

• 3rd Runner-up

• Certificates of Attainment with Distinction

Further Information

• Entrants will only use the laptops provided by the 3/F Computer Room OR iPads provided by the 2/F STEAM Lab. Entrants may not request to use other keyboards or operating systems and devices.

• Prizes will be awarded separately for both the "Student English Typing Contest - Computer" and "Student English Typing Contest - iPads".

• WPM (Words Per Minute) is a calculation of exactly how fast someone types with no error penalties. The gross typing speed is calculated by taking all words typed and dividing by the time it took to type the words in minutes. A "word" is equivalent to five keystrokes (including spaces, numbers, letters, and punctuation marks). For example, if 300 characters were typed in 2 minutes, the Gross WPM typing speed would be (300 characters / 5) / 2 min = 30  WPM. 

• Accuracy / Typing accuracy is defined as the percentage of correct entries out of the total entries typed. If 300 characters were typed with 16 errors, and 284 correct entries, and the accuracy percentage would be  284 / 300 = 95%. 

• Entrants may be disqualified upon violation of any of the rules.