KB reference guide handy dandy January 2014 | Page 12

WAM (Words a minute) GRADING SCALE
This scale will gage of how fast you are typing. The words a minute score is assigned a
percent to give you an idea of what the grade equivalent is. The goal for the semester
is 25 words a minute.

1ST HALF OF THE SEMESTER
WAM
% GRADE
15
100
14
98
13
96
12
94
11
92
10
90
9
88
8
86
7
84
6
82
5
80
4
78
3
76
2
74
1
72

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END OF THE SEMESTER
WAM
% GRADE
25
100
24
98
23
96
22
94
21
92
20
90
19
88
18
86
17
84
16
82
15
80
14
78
13
76
12
74
11
72
10
70
9
68
8
66
7
64
6
62
5
60
4
58
3
56
2
54
1
52