Abstract

The study aimed to assess the typing proficiency of state university students in the Philippines and examine the influence of extrinsic factors on typing performance. The cross-sectional study employed both descriptive and inferential statistics to determine the average net words per minute (net WPM) among students and identify significant associations with extrinsic factors. Simple random sampling and Slovin’s formula were used to select 117 student participants, ensuring a specified level of confidence and margin of error from a known population of 166 second-year students enrolled in the bachelor of science in industrial technology. A validated questionnaire was used to collect relevant information on extrinsic factors, which were hypothesized (H₀) to have no significant association with current typing performance. Typing Master software was used to assess typing proficiency, with performance measured in net WPM. Typing test results revealed that students’ average typing performance fell into the “Very Slow” typing category—the lowest among all categories—with a typing speed of less than 26 net WPM. Several extrinsic factors identified in the study were found to be associated with students’ typing performance. Among the seven extrinsic factors, computer education background, length of computing exposure, typing drills percentage completion, chatting activities, and computer gaming interest significantly influenced typing performance. However, primary computer access location and daily typing average did not. Hence, the study’s findings strongly suggest that a collective effort among government and academic institution leaders, faculty members, and students is essential to address these extrinsic factors, to improve typing performance and enhance job readiness.