Average reaction time

 

Average reaction time, by age and dominant hand

Girls Boys
Age Right-handed Left-handed Ambidextrous Right-handed Left-handed Ambidextrous
Seconds Seconds Seconds Seconds Seconds Seconds
8 or younger 0.48 0.55 0.35 0.56 0.54 0.46
9 0.58 0.65 0.54 0.56 0.55 0.51
10 0.59 0.61 0.60 0.54 0.58 0.52
11 0.56 0.58 0.57 0.52 0.52 0.51
12 0.55 0.54 0.50 0.48 0.51 0.48
13 0.53 0.55 0.55 0.47 0.48 0.47
14 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.41 0.43 0.43
15 0.49 0.53 0.48 0.43 0.41 0.40
16 0.44 0.49 0.44 0.43 0.44 0.40
17 0.44 0.51 0.48 0.41 0.45 0.39
18 0.46 0.46 0.59 0.41 0.34 0.38
19 or older 0.55 0.61 0.42 0.39 0.00 0.26

 

Average reaction time, by age

Age Girls Boys All students
Seconds Seconds Seconds
8 or younger 0.49 0.55 0.52
9 0.58 0.55 0.57
10 0.59 0.54 0.57
11 0.56 0.51 0.54
12 0.55 0.49 0.52
13 0.53 0.47 0.50
14 0.49 0.42 0.45
15 0.49 0.43 0.46
16 0.45 0.43 0.44
17 0.45 0.42 0.43
18 0.47 0.41 0.44
19 or older 0.54 0.38 0.47

 

Source: Census at School Canada, 2015-2016