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posted by n1 on Wednesday June 04 2014, @09:37AM   Printer-friendly
from the nothing-but-illegible-scribbles dept.

The NY Times asks does handwriting matter? The Common Core standards stop teaching handwriting after the first grade, preferring a proficiency in typing after that.

However, studies are showing that children learn faster, are able to retain more information, and generate new ideas when they first learn to write by hand. The process of thinking about how to form a letter and putting it on the page stimulates more areas of the brain. This come from the inherent messiness in free-form writing, which can be a valuable learning tool.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by evilviper on Thursday June 05 2014, @06:29PM

    by evilviper (1760) on Thursday June 05 2014, @06:29PM (#51829) Homepage Journal

    I gave you a link to the seminal study in this field, far more rigorous than anything you've posted, a highly cited piece of economic research, and you stomped off calling it a hit piece.

    "Seminal study" my ass... Right-wing think-tanks push out crap all the time. You want to promote it it because it agrees with you.

    The "field" isn't even right. Economists know jack about keyboards, or analyzing studies on them. They're batting zero on evidence for their claims, anyhow.

    The inescapable answer is that there is no benefit.

    There are millions of possible answers. You picked one explanation that supports your biases, for which you have no evidence in support, and plenty of counter evidence.

    In fact, the economics strongly suggest that QWERTY is better.

    The economics strongly suggest that a Honda is vastly superior to a Mercedes-Benz, too. Economics is not useful when you want to know about science.

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  • (Score: 2) by frojack on Thursday June 05 2014, @06:45PM

    by frojack (1554) on Thursday June 05 2014, @06:45PM (#51837) Journal

    There is no science behind Dvorak. NONE!
    You've been duped. Face it. Your fad is ignored by the world.

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    • (Score: 2) by evilviper on Thursday June 05 2014, @07:21PM

      by evilviper (1760) on Thursday June 05 2014, @07:21PM (#51854) Homepage Journal

      There is no science behind Dvorak

      Not even the peer-reviewed scientific study I linked? Strange. I could swear it existed.

      You just keep on singing...

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      • (Score: 2) by frojack on Thursday June 05 2014, @07:54PM

        by frojack (1554) on Thursday June 05 2014, @07:54PM (#51875) Journal

        Your so called peer reviewed study is paywalled.

        We don't eve know if the peers agreed or disagreed!!

        In fact, that study was referenced on only one other study, which found at best, a modest 4% difference in "digraph speed" [santafe.edu], a contrived test using only keys that are pressed with the same hand. This didn't translate to over all typing speed.

        So there you have it. The independent (non Dvorak inc) studies show 4% speed increase only on certain letter combinations, but no over all affect on prose typing speed.

        Which is why the corporate world has ignored Dvorak. It yields no measurable improvement.
        Spend the same amount of learning time on Qwerty and your speed will increase by much more than 4%.
        Homeopathy!

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        • (Score: 2) by evilviper on Friday June 06 2014, @07:30AM

          by evilviper (1760) on Friday June 06 2014, @07:30AM (#52111) Homepage Journal

          Your so called peer reviewed study is paywalled.

          We don't eve know if the peers agreed or disagreed!!

          You're sure helpless, aren't you?

          http://www.worldcat.org/title/relative-efficiencies-of-the-standard-and-dvorak-simplified-keyboards/oclc/425403487 [worldcat.org]

          The independent (non Dvorak inc) studies show 4% speed increase only on certain letter combinations

          That's one study. There are many others.

          Besides, you need to get off the "speed" kick. I've already said that speed/accuracy aren't necessarily benefits. LESS STRESS always is, which reduces pain and injuries, and is precisely what the above study found.

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