Average reaction time, by age and dominant hand
|
|
All students |
|
Age |
Right-handed |
Left-handed |
Ambidextrous |
|
Seconds |
Seconds |
Seconds |
8 or younger |
0.57 |
0.42 |
|
9 |
0.58 |
0.54 |
0.57 |
10 |
0.54 |
0.55 |
0.51 |
11 |
0.53 |
0.52 |
0.50 |
12 |
0.50 |
0.52 |
0.48 |
13 |
0.48 |
0.50 |
0.49 |
14 |
0.48 |
0.51 |
0.49 |
15 |
0.45 |
0.56 |
0.50 |
16 |
0.53 |
0.51 |
0.52 |
17 |
0.48 |
0.44 |
0.41 |
18 |
0.44 |
0.48 |
0.39 |
19 or older |
0.45 |
0.24 |
0.10 |
Average reaction time, by age
Age |
All students |
|
seconds |
8 or younger |
0.56 |
9 |
0.58 |
10 |
0.54 |
11 |
0.53 |
12 |
0.50 |
13 |
0.49 |
14 |
0.49 |
15 |
0.46 |
16 |
0.53 |
17 |
0.48 |
18 |
0.44 |
19 or older |
0.27 |
Source: Census at School Canada, 2020-2021