Project school based assessment (sba) year

(2020)

NAME OF CANDIDATE: JADE P. WATSON SWANN

SCHOOL: MARANATHA HIGH SCHOOL
CENTRE # 180006
CANDIDATE #
TEACHER: MR. A. READER
Project Title: Is Typing faster than Writing?

CONTENTS
TOPICS PAGES
INTRODUCTION 1
DATA COLLECTION 2
PRESENTATION OF DATA 3
ANALYSIS OF DATA 4
DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS\ CONCLUSION 5
Introduction: The purpose of this project is to determine if
typing is faster than writing by using statistical evidence. This
is my topic of interest because of the non-stop use of books in
my school for long notes and assignments. If all students were
to type notes and assignments I believe that there would be
more time saved in class for students and teachers to go over
the relevant topic thoroughly which would improve the
understanding of many students.
Data Collection: Three laptops and three books and pencils
are shared among 6 students respectively, where three (3)
students had laptops and three (3) had books and pencils.
Each student is given the exact same paragraph to write out
(Tom Sellers tells his story and the story of British food through an
ever-evolving tasting menu of seasonal dishes. The restaurant
gained its Michelin star after five months of opening in 2013 and
and are timed to see how many
has retained it ever since.)
words they were able to write within one (1) minute.

Data Collection Sheet:

Student Method Words per minute

Presentation Data: The graph below shows the amount of

words typed and words written within a minute. The blue
bars represent the typed data and the red bars represent
the written data.
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16

14

12

10 Typed
8 Column2

0
Ashley Mark Oliver Karrah Galen Sade

The data collected from the experiment showed that of the

six students, the three that typed (blue) obtained more
words in a minute than those who wrote.

The table below will show the average words between the 6
students respectively.
Average Blue Red
17+15+10= 42/3 14
13+11+9=33/3 11

ANYLYSIS OF DATA: Based on the data above it is shown

that typing is faster than writing.
Discussion of Findings: While you can type and write fast,
statistics shows that typing is faster than writing, and is
most preferred. It also shows that while writing there were
many grammatical errors which went unnoticed by the
students who wrote, while those who typed were able to
see their errors and allow their computer software to
correct their mistakes.
Conclusion: Typing is faster than writing and is most
preferred by students. It also seems to be more convenient
when time is of the essence.