| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Description | The Typewriting Proficiency Test (West & Bolanovich, 1963) measures typing proficiency for industrial training evaluations and employment testing. It includes correspondence, columnar material, rough drafts, and straight copy proficiency scoring. |
| Author | West, Leonard J.; Bolanovich, D. J. |
| Affiliation | West: Southern Illinois University; Bolanovich: Perceptual Development Laboratories |
| Purpose | To assess typing proficiency in industrial training and employment contexts. |
| Construct | Typewriting Proficiency |
| Instrument Type | Test |
| Format | Items include two unarranged business letters, two longhand tables, two rough drafts, and two pieces of prose for 3-minute straight copy timed writing. Errors and speed were scored. Completion times ranged from 16-72 minutes, with a mean of 42 minutes (SD = 9). |
| Test Items Available | No (Contact the publisher or author for item details) |
| Reliability | Internal Consistency: Reliabilities for two test forms were .77 (speed) and .88 (errors) for production tasks, and .97 (speed) and .73 (errors) for straight copy work. |
| Validity | Criterion Validity: Validity coefficients ranged from .56 to .80, with cross-validity coefficients between .55 and .67. |
| Factor Analysis | Not indicated |
| Test Year | 1963 |
| Age Group | Adulthood (18 years and older) |
| Population Group | Humans; College Students; Business Teachers |
| Population Details | Location: United States; Sample: College students and experienced business teachers |
| Keywords | Speed; Errors; Typewriting Proficiency Test; Employment Tests; Industrial Training Assessment; Business Letters; Rough Drafts; Vocational Education |
| Reference | West, L. J., & Bolanovich, D. J. (1963). Typewriting Proficiency Test. United States. |
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Mohammed looti (2026). Typewriting Proficiency Test. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/typewriting-proficiency-test/
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