The Development of Directional Preference in Writing Movements.

Thomassen, Arnold J. W. M.; Teulings, Hans-Leo H. M.

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ERIC Number: EJ223513

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Publication Date: 1979

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The Development of Directional Preference in Writing Movements.

Thomassen, Arnold J. W. M.; Teulings, Hans-Leo H. M.

Visible Language, v13 n3 p299-313 1979

The developing directional preferences in writing and drawing that were observed in subjects between four years of age and adulthood suggest that two semiindependent motor systems are involved in writing: one for rapid and nonfigurative tasks, the other--which occurs later--for precision and symbolic functions. (Author/GT)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Freehand Drawing, Handwriting, Motion, Motor Development, Motor Reactions, Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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