The Type to Learn Diagnostic Pre-Test is designed to assess and place a student at the appropriate keyboarding level. The pre-test consists of 3 groups (16 steps) of assessments. Pre-test goals (Accuracy & WPM) are set at Group 1, then increase at Group 2 and again at Group 3. Each step assesses a different set of keys to correctly assess the student's level.
- Group 1 Goals (Steps 1-4): Accuracy = 95, WPM = 15
- Group 2 Goal (Steps 5-9): Accuracy = 95, WPM = 17
- Group 3 Goals (Steps 10-16): Accuracy = 95, WPM = 20
Each Step is either pass or fail based on the currently set goals. If the student fails any of the Steps, the pre-test ends and the student is placed at the appropriate lesson. If the student passes a Step they will continue with the pre-test and the goals are automatically increased when they reach the next Grouping.
Below is the list of lessons that correspond to each step. The assigned starting lesson is set based on what step the student fails first.
| Failed Step | Starting Lesson |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lesson A / 1 |
| 2 | Lesson A / 2 |
| 3 | Lesson 3 |
| 4 | Lesson 4 |
| 5 | Lesson 5 |
| 6 | Lesson 6 |
| 7 | Lesson 7 |
| 8 | Lesson 8 |
| 9 | Lesson 9 |
| 10 | Lesson 10 |
| 11 | Lesson 11 |
| 12 | Lesson 12 |
| 13 | Lesson 13 |
| 14 | Lesson 14 |
| 15 | Lesson 15 |
| 16 | Lesson 16 |
At the end of the pre-test, the student's average WPM and Accuracy are written to the report and used as the starting goals for the program. This final average score does NOT determine the lesson placement, only which Step they failed on matters for placement.