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Weise, Barbara – Balance Sheet, 1975
A study of secondary school students from 16 randomly selected typing classes in the Los Angeles County School District revealed that speed and accuracy on straight-copy writings in first-semester work are unaffected by repetition of practice materials and that alternate levels of practice is an effective technique. (AG)
Descriptors: Research, Skill Development, Teaching Methods, Typewriting
Borthwick, Miriam – Balance Sheet, 1971
Descriptors: Business Education, Individual Differences, Shorthand, Skill Development
Featheringham, Richard D. – Balance Sheet, 1973
Selected factors of practice promoting typewriting skill are: practice is no guarantee of learning; nonrepetitive practice is better than repetitive; mentally rehearsing a skill task is beneficial; little or no improvement takes place without knowledge of results, and; plateaus in motor skill learning may be indicative of practice limit.…
Descriptors: Business Education, Business Skills, Motor Development, Skill Development
Robinson, Jerry W.; Crawford, T. James – Balance Sheet, 1978
Student readiness to learn applied typing (arranging copy efficiently) must be considered when planning typing tasks following basic keyboard learning. A sequential plan of instruction is suggested. (MF)
Descriptors: Learning Readiness, Office Occupations Education, Sequential Approach, Skill Development
Banks, Querida M. – Balance Sheet, 1972
Describes an effective method for combating the inner city school problem of absenteeism. (MU)
Descriptors: Attendance, Counseling Services, Inner City, Shorthand
Siebert, Barry W. – Balance Sheet, 1975
Descriptors: Business Education, Business Skills, Skill Development, Student Attitudes
Baird, Stanley J. – Balance Sheet, 1972
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Business Education, Shorthand
Wuske, Janet – Balance Sheet, 1973
Extra credit points are given to typing students for typing specified paragraphs without errors. (SC)
Descriptors: Business Education, Business Skills, Secondary School Curriculum, Skill Development
Perry, Devern – Balance Sheet, 1977
Pretranscription, the individual skills needed to produce a mailable typewritten letter from shorthand notes, should be included in each semester of shorthand instead of just in the final class, according to this article. The author suggests strategies for teaching such elements as spelling, punctuation, and mailability and offers a guideline for…
Descriptors: Business Correspondence, Course Organization, Office Occupations Education, Punctuation
Erickson, Lawrence W. – Balance Sheet, 1976
This third article in a series of six articles on typewriting as a communication skill discusses the following strategies for teaching/learning writing: Group Approach--Related Learning Guides, Reteach, Alternative Learning Materials, Dyad Learning (Peer Tutoring), Tutorcards, Involvement of Others, and Realistic Composition. (HD)
Descriptors: Business Education, Communication Skills, Secondary Education, Skill Development
Duncan, Charles H. – Balance Sheet, 1975
Descriptors: Business Education, Business Skills, Drills (Practice), Office Machines
Brinson, Albert V. – Balance Sheet, 1975
Descriptors: Business Education, Business Skills, Communication Skills, Secondary Education
Clayton, Dean – Balance Sheet, 1974
A virtually unlimited array of teaching-learning methods, materials, and media is available to the typewriting teacher and should be utilized in typewriting speed and control building. (Author)
Descriptors: Business Education, Business Skills, Educational Media, Instructional Materials
Balsley, Irol W. – Balance Sheet, 1975
Effective shorthand learning is contingent upon the existence of certain basic conditions relating to the learner, the teacher, and the instructional materials. Evaluation reveals the status of the conditions. (Author)
Descriptors: Business Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Processes, Secondary Education
Hillestad, Mildred – Balance Sheet, 1978
To force shorthand students to develop rapid writing motions early in the skill-learning process, the author describes a procedure for shorthand teachers to use in dictation practice involving fast scribbling of outlines, with later improvement of form. (MF)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Habit Formation, Office Occupations Education, Psychomotor Skills
