Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ579306
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Children's Stroke Sequence Errors in Writing Chinese Characters.
Law, Nancy; Ki, W. W.; Chung, A. L. S.; Ko, P. Y.; Lam, H. C.
Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, v10 n3-5 p267-92 Oct 1998
Discusses basic strokes, stroke sequence rules, and motor aspects of drawing in writing Chinese characters. Finds mastery of proper stroke sequence is low even for familiar characters. Discusses three main groups of errors children made. Explores educational implications for the teaching of stroke sequences in the teaching of handwriting based on these empirical results. (SR)
Descriptors: Chinese, Error Patterns, Handwriting, Primary Education, Writing Instruction, Writing Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Theme: Cognitive Processing of the Chinese and the Japanese Languages.
