- Title
- Investigating the handwriting experiences of left-handed primary-school students
- Creator
- Hawkyard, Renae
- Relation
- University of Newcastle Research Higher Degree Thesis
- Resource Type
- thesis
- Date
- 2013
- Description
- Masters Research - Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
- Description
- Research has indicated a history of discrimination against left-handedness, with evidence that many left-handers gave in to social pressure or were forced to use their right hand for certain activities such as writing at school. While attitudes to left-handers appear to have improved in developed countries such as Australia, it is unknown whether left-handers have any difficulties in school due to their handedness while learning in a predominantly right-handed environment. This thesis reports the findings of a qualitative study which explored the handwriting experiences of primary school (Kindergarten to Year 6) left-handed students, and determined the opinions of teachers on handwriting and left-handed writers in the primary school classroom. Left-handed students and teachers from primary schools were interviewed with results indicating a number of issues relating to handwriting for left-handers including smudging, sore hand and muscle strain, legibility issues and pencil grip discrepancies. Suggestions for educational practices and further research in the area of left-handedness and handwriting are discussed.
- Subject
- handwriting; left-handed students; educational practices; primary school students
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1036758
- Identifier
- uon:13356
- Rights
- Copyright 2013 Renae Hawkyard
- Language
- eng
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