Shift change practice device

A shift change practice device for an operator to practice a shift change operation in a manual transmission vehicle provided with a clutch operable for the operator to disconnect and connect a transmission, thereby conducting a shift change from a first shift position to a second shift position during a disconnection of the clutch, the device comprising:

• an optimum speed calculation unit configured to calculate an optimum value or an optimum range of an engine revolution speed for the second shift position;
• a detector configured to detect an engine revolution speed in a state where the clutch is disconnected;
• a revolution speed comparison unit configured to determine whether or not the detected engine revolution speed is equal to the optimum value or whether or not the detected engine revolution speed fall within the optimum range, in a state where the clutch is disconnected;
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• a notification instruction unit configured to cause an informing device to inform the operator of a result from the revolution speed comparison unit when it is determined that the detected engine revolution speed is equal to the optimum value or the detected engine revolution speed falls within the optimum range, in the state where the clutch is disconnected.