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Direct linkHue, Ming-Tak – Pastoral Care in Education, 2009
Promotion of students' spiritual development is one of the goals of pastoral care in schools. The heritage of Chinese calligraphy is traditionally used as a way to enhance an individual's self-reflection and cultivation, and has an educational value in spiritual development. This study aims to examine the cultural meaning of Chinese calligraphy…
Descriptors: Handwriting, Spiritual Development, Chinese, Interviews
Croutch, Ben – Acad Therap Quart, 1969
Descriptors: General Education, Handwriting, Handwriting Instruction, Handwriting Skills
Peer reviewedBriem, Gunnlaugur S. E. – Visible Language, 1979
Traces some historical developments in handwriting, noting the effects of different types of pens on handwriting. Reports findings from a study of the late Roman cursive, conducted as part of a project to develop a new model alphabet for school children. (GT)
Descriptors: Cursive Writing, Elementary Education, Handwriting, Handwriting Instruction
Goforth, Frances; Hunnicutt, C. W. – Todays Educ, 1970
Handwriting instruction is discussed as to the importance of mental imagery in the formation of letters. (DB)
Descriptors: Handwriting Instruction, Handwriting Skills, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedBriggs, Dennis – Educational Research, 1970
Descriptors: Grading, Handwriting, Handwriting Skills, Teacher Attitudes
Peer reviewedOsley, A. S. – Visible Language, 1979
Concentrates on a few fundamental aspects of Renaissance handwriting that are well documented and that are relevant to handwriting today. (GT)
Descriptors: Cursive Writing, Handwriting, Handwriting Instruction, History
Peer reviewedHanson, Irene W. – Language Arts, 1976
Descriptors: Cursive Writing, Elementary Education, Handwriting, Handwriting Instruction
Olive, Thierry; Favart, Monik; Beauvais, Caroline; Beauvais, Lucie – Learning and Instruction, 2009
This study investigated the cognitive effort of 5th and 9th graders while writing a text. We manipulated genre (narrative text vs. argumentative text) and tested how level of handwriting automatisation contributes to cognitive effort and fluency in writing. The participants were 23 students from Grade 5 and 21 from Grade 9, who wrote two texts…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reaction Time, Handwriting, Grade 9
Download full textThurber, Donald N. – 1975
Citing five drawbacks to the traditional "sticks and balloons" method of printing used in beginning handwriting instruction, this pamphlet proposes instead the use of the D'Nealian continuous stroke printing method. The pamphlet contains arguments for using the method with learning disabled and dyslexic students, suggestions for…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Cursive Writing, Handwriting
Renaud, Albert J., Jr.; Groff, Patrick J. – Elementary English, 1966
To determine the opinions of parents concerning the relative merits of manuscript and cursive handwriting, an 11-question survey was made of 336 parents in a suburban California community. Results indicated that the majority of the 328 respondents preferred the use of manuscript writing in grades 1 and 2 but objected to its continued use through…
Descriptors: Cursive Writing, Elementary Education, English Instruction, Handwriting
Gust, Tim; Schumacher, Deborah – High Sch J, 1969
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Research, Handwriting, Handwriting Skills
Peer reviewedHorton, Lowell – Contemporary Education, 1972
Descriptors: Handwriting Instruction, Handwriting Skills, Manuscript Writing (Handlettering)
Peer reviewedRobison, James A. – National Elementary Principal, 1980
Argues the advantages of italic cursive as the handwriting to be taught in the schools. (IRT)
Descriptors: Cursive Writing, Elementary Education, Handwriting, Handwriting Instruction
Alshahrani, Ali A. – Online Submission, 2008
The aim of this paper is to present a concise coherent literature review of the Arabic Language script system as one of the oldest living Semitic languages in the world. The article discusses in depth firstly, Arabic script as a phonemic sound-based writing system of twenty eight, right to left cursive script where letterforms shaped by their…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Orthographic Symbols, Alphabets, Vowels
Shimel, Kristin; Candler, Catherine; Neville-Smith, Marsha – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2009
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of cursive handwriting programs in improving letter legibility and form in third-grade students without identified handwriting problems. Four months into the school year, cursive handwriting was assessed for a sample of convenience of 50 third-grade students. Subsequently, students received…
Descriptors: Handwriting, Comparative Analysis, Grade 3, Program Effectiveness
