Method explainer

What Is a Schulte Table?

A Schulte table is a grid of shuffled items selected in a required order. This site's version records browser completion time and wrong selections under configurable grid and mode settings.

Category

Task methods

Published

Nov 15, 2025

Updated

Jul 29, 2026

Author

focus-game.org editorial team

The interaction is easy to describe: start a board, find the current required number, select it, and continue until the sequence ends. What the result means requires more care because board size, display, input method, and familiarity all affect the observed time.

The current page does not track gaze. Center fixation is not enforced, visual-field boundaries are not measured, and no reading passage or comprehension question is included.

The Ordered-Search Mechanism

Normal mode proceeds from 1 upward. Reverse mode proceeds from the largest number downward. Timed mode adds a limit while keeping ascending order. A wrong cell adds an error and leaves the expected number unchanged.

Random placement makes each board a different item arrangement. Larger boards contain more targets and, at the same viewport width, smaller cells. These differences mean raw times across grid sizes do not share a denominator.

What Completion Time and Errors Say

Completion time is the elapsed interval from start to the final required selection. Errors count incorrect cell choices. Together they describe this ordered-search run; a very fast time with several errors is not equivalent to an accurate completed run.

A Better Personal Comparison

Keep grid size, mode, browser zoom, device, pointer type, and viewing distance stable. Review several recent completed sessions and error counts. Expect layout familiarity and search strategy to change with repetition.

Do Not Convert the Time into a Reading or Health Claim

The task cannot establish wider peripheral vision, faster reading, better comprehension, intelligence, or neurological status. A standardized professional use would require a defined protocol and interpretation that this browser page does not provide.

FAQ

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No. It does not monitor gaze.

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