The evidence for the Terzuolo and Viviani central control model of timing in typing was questioned, using data collected from skilled typists and data published by Terzuolo and Viviani. (In this model keystroke times are generated in parallel from centrally stored, word-specific timing patterns. Differences in overall time to type a given word are…

THIS POST-SECONDARY PREPARATORY COURSE IS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP A HIGH DEGREE OF ABILITY IN OPERATING THE FULL-KEYBOARD ADDING MACHINE. TWENTY JOB SHEETS PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS AND NUMBERED SPACES FOR RECORDING ANSWERS TO ASSIGNED PROBLEMS. THE REFERENCE IS "FULL-KEYBOARD ADDING-LISTING MACHINE COURSE," THIRD EDITION, BY AGNEW AND PASEWARK,…

Discusses a study of the qualities and skills that are common to both word processing and data processing personnel. (JOW)

Suggestions for teachers of secretarial students are: request office-oriented periodicals; provide differentiated assignments; collect slides; teach strategies and considerations for moving up the job ladder; compile a booklet as a class duplicating project; discuss office-oriented human relations situations; highlight the office worker within a…

The Business and Office Career Education Curriculum plan is discussed. Procedures for implementing the project are: identification and review of relevant curriculum materials; identification and development of curriculum materials to fill existing instructional system gaps; revision of existing materials; field testing of materials; and…

Methods used to make the learning of clerical office procedures more interesting include a tag quiz, a class demonstration of several kinds of office equipment with an opportunity for "hands on" experiences, and an on-the-job filing competition. (AG)

Seven articles deal with various occupational areas in the field of business. (AG)

To help students in transcription, a school should consider having members of the shorthand and English departments edit a transcriber's manual. (Editor)