# Metric in Typing Competence 

**URL:** <https://community.typesy.com/t/metric-in-typing-competence/3742>\
**Category:** All About Touch Typing\
**Created:** [April 29, 2020, 8:06am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/metric-in-typing-competence/3742 "2020-04-29T08:06:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kenziedurham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@kenziedurham](https://community.typesy.com/u/kenziedurham)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 8:06am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/metric-in-typing-competence/3742/1 "2020-04-29T08:06:26Z")

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Hi, do you have a metric for checking the typing competency?

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**Author:** ![ABernales](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/13edae/32.png) [@ABernales](https://community.typesy.com/u/ABernales)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 8:09am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/metric-in-typing-competence/3742/2 "2020-04-29T08:09:35Z")

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Yes, our typing competency is a metric that gives a realistic indication of progress. This is a number out of 100 that takes speed, accuracy and the number of keys learned into consideration.

Best Regards,  
Aidan Bernales  
Community Moderator at Typesy

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**Author:** ![Kerry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/46a35a/32.png) [@Kerry](https://community.typesy.com/u/Kerry)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/metric-in-typing-competence/3742/3 "2020-05-14T22:34:14Z")

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It’s really great that Typesy takes more than just speed into account when assessing typing skill. A high WPM with low accuracy is not a desirable goal; the amount of time needed to correct typing errors should be taken into account when testing a true WPM. The fact that Typesy is measuring all of this ensures you, as a learner, know exactly where you stand!

Regards,  
Kerry