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discrepency

typwriter

knowlege

sufficient

issuing

assisstance

coordinate

application

apparently

emergency

envelop

beureau

proceed

compencation

admirable

proceedure

dissappoint

miscellaneous

devisions

inquire

superflus

production

ocassional

elimenate

voucher

accertain

desireable

saleable

dictate

appropriation

recieve

discoverable

campaigne

engineers

seperate

desposition

Description:  See  sample.  This  and  other  similar  tests  were
based  upon  a  study  of  typical  correspondence.
Instructions:  “On  the  other  side  of  this  sheet  you  will  find  a
list  of  words.  Some  of  the  words  are  spelled  correctly  and
some  incorrectly.  Place  a  check  after  every  word  that  is
spelled  incorrectly.  Do  this  quickly  and  carefully.  All
right?  Start.”  Allow  subject  to  finish.  Examiner  than
corrects  the  test  and  at  once  continues:  “Now  write  down
these  words  as  I  dictate  them  to  you.”  Examiner  then
dictates  to  subject  those  words  which  have  been  wrongly
checked  or  overlooked.
Corrections:  Record  time  taken,  number  of  mistakes,  and  number ­
  of  mistakes  left  after  dictation.  E.  g.,  16;  127  —  8  —  3.
Rating:  Formula  II.  Point  of  reference,  perfect  completion  of
84  words  in  126  seconds.  RU,  84;  Ru,  1.5,  i.  e.,  126  +  84;
E,  errors  count  one  if  made  once,  and  two  points  if  repeated.
Then,  applying  the  formula  to  the  above  sample:
1.5  X  (84  -  8  -  6)  _  g
127  ’  3 '
Suggestions:  This  method  takes  much  less  time  than  the  straight
dictation  method  and  is  just  as  fair.