AN APPROACH TO KEYBOARDING SKILLS: A PANACEA FOR SPEED AND ACCURACY

Keyboarding is an essential skill.  Keyboarding is a life long skill. It has evolved from a transcription typing skill where secretaries typed handwritten letters into a generative typing skill involving composing original thought at the keyboard. The paper discusses the various strategies for attaining skills in keyboarding. Among these strategies is proper keyboarding, blank keyboard techniques, and the cognitive mode. The paper concluded by stressing that Speed and Accuracy in data entry are achieved through keyboarding skills.  The paper recommended that teachers of keyboarding should insist on proper techniques and continual assessment of students’ performance.