I__. - International Military Testing Association

Subjects were al lowed to use the automat i c wrap--around (autcmat1c
return 1 and backspace ieatures o n the word processor/per~~onal
computer. Al 1 tests were propel-1 y mC2n.i tor-ed by local command
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The results of the administered tests showed that the.
.3Vet-‘age &Or-d pet- minute (WF’M) production was 42.5 using a word
proce:2sor/personal computer and 35.5 WPM using a11 electric
typewri t.er. Table 1 is an illustration of these results by T.tiat .,
A and Test E. fi repeated measurec3 analysis of VariNiCe ruas
cor~duct.ed on the word processor/per5onal computer and typowri ter
words per minute data. Post-hoc test 011 the data indicate thhtr
(a) for- test A the subjects perfor’mecl si yni ,+i cantly better on the
word processor/personal computer than on the electric typewriter,
(b) for test B the subjects performed si gni+i cant1 y bettar on the
word pl-o(_e~j.~or/persollal computer than on the el ectr i c typewr i ter ,
!c) f o r either test sub ject:i performed equal 1 y wel 1 using the
word processor/personal computer ‘I and (d) using the typewriter
subjects pet-f armed signi+icantly bet.ter o n test E -than on tecjt ii.
Thi 5 is i 11 ustrGttrd at Table 2 Showing a breakdown by paygrade.
The test rv:sul ts demonstrate that productivity is increased
b y an aver&ge of 7 WPM using a word proces*sor/personal computer.
Therefore, it would prove advantageous .For the U.S. Ni3Vy t0 allOW
the word PrcjcC5sCjr/Per~onal computer to be uz:,ed for typing
~erfOrmGnCS tests. Additionaly, it id3 recommended that the word
per rrli rlute rf2qui rement be i rrc::rrased by .2X fur the Yeoman rating
since they are t-he individuals who accomplish the rnhjority of the
Navy’ 5 text typing as opposed to form typing. Furthermore, if
the word production for the Yeoman rating is increased by .2X,
then the wrap-around and backspace features Should be authorized
since ti-tics 1s a f eatut-e tf~at i c; uti 1 i zed 01-t a day--to-day basi!s by
t.hese typists.
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