Online Assessment of Writing Methods

It is important for students to produce writing using a variety of methods. And for some, there are benefits to comparing the rate and quality of work with each. TypingTraining.com gives you tools to do this.

Supported Input Methods

Students can participate in training and evaluation exercises with the following writing methods:

Handwriting - Students write on a page and submit a photo of the handwriting to the website. Character recognition is performed and handwriting speed is automatically calculated.
Typing - This can be plain typing on a regular keyboard or students can use typing assistance programs such as word prediction and completion, word bars, and spelling assist programs.
Voice Recording - A simple and very quick way for students to record their ideas, thoughts and information without worrying about the mechanics of writing. Students record their voice directly into the website, then their words per minute is calculated using speech recognition. The transcribed text and recording are provided for teacher evaluation.
Speech Recognition - Here, the student dictates into the computer and the words show up on the screen as the voice is recognized as text. Any speech recognition program works for this. Students dictate, the text appears and they can make corrections as needed.

All four methods are valuable for different reasons. Students should be aware of these methods and have the opportunity of trying out different tools and strategies to determine which method of writing is most productive and works better for them, depending on their own unique needs and skills. See PowerOfSpeech.info for more information.

Easy to Set Up and Get Started

TypingTraining.com is a web-based typing course, so you can get started immediately. There is no software to install. Numerous exercises for all input methods are built-in, plus you have the option of creating your own.

Once you have your account, take a look at our Step-by-step instructions to help you get started.