Analogy of Lower and Capital Letters of Vertical and Italic Handwriting in First Grade Literacy

Autor/in	Turan, Mehmet
Titel	Analogy of Lower and Capital Letters of Vertical and Italic Handwriting in First Grade Literacy
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Reviews, 5 (2010) 10, S.593-603 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1990-3839
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Handwriting; Grade 1; Elementary School Teachers; Logical Thinking; Literacy Education; Comparative Analysis; Gender Differences; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Handschrift; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Geschlechterkonflikt; Türkei
Abstract	This study has been carried out in order to determine the status of the analogy drawn with the capital and lower letters in vertical and italic handwriting by teachers working in the first grade classes of primary schools. The research has been conducted on 151 first grade teachers working in Turkey. The data was acquired by means of a questionnaire which was developed by the researcher. In data analysis process, SPSS program was utilized and frequencies, percentages and chi-square test were used. The research revealed that primary school teachers use following analogies: In capital letters, "glasses" for "B", "comb" for "E", "ladder" for "H", "handle of an umbrella" for "J", "snake" for "S" and "catapult" for "Y"; in italic handwriting, "crescent" for "C", "reverse of 3" for "E" and "mountain chain" for "M"; in lower letters, "glasses with a broken lens" for "b", "pipe wrench" for "f", "chair" for "h", "tunnel entrance" for "n" and "a glass" for "u"; "bent chair" for "h", "stick" for "l", "knob" for "p" and "duck" for "s". (Contains 8 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10