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040 _aMSU
_cMSU
_erda
100 1 _aHawkyard Renae
_eauthor
245 1 0 _aThe handwriting experiences of left-handed primary school students in a digital age:Australian data and critique/
_cCreated by Hawkyard Ranae
264 _aLos Angeles;
_bSAGE,
_c2014.
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
_btxt
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
_bn
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
_bnc
440 _aAstralian journal of education
_vVolume 58 , number 2,
520 _aLeft-handers comprise about 10% of the Australian population. In Australia and elsewhere, there has been a history of discrimination against left-handedness, expressed in a variety of ways. Although negative attitudes to left-handedness have become less common in recent times, researchers have not investigated the extent to which left-handedness is now acknowledged or encouraged in Australian schools, or whether left-handed students have to overcome difficulties due to their handedness. This study investigated the handwriting experiences of 10 primary school students and the opinions of 11 primary school teachers on handwriting and on left-handed writers. The left-handed students identified a range of issues including the need for specialized writing equipment, writing speed and neatness. The teachers also mentioned these issues along with legibility and writing instruction. The results are discussed in terms of guidance on writing instruction and the place of writing in an increasingly digitized world.
650 4 _aHandedness
650 4 _aHandwriting
650 4 _aHandwriting teaching
700 1 _aDempsey Ian
_eauthor
700 1 _aAuthur-Kelly Michael
_eauthor
856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/0004944114530062
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999 _c156741
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