View in EDS PDF Full Text

Shaping Young Children's Handwriting and Keyboarding Performance: Individual and Contextual-Level Factors

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: Shaping Young Children's Handwriting and Keyboarding Performance: Individual and Contextual-Level Factors
Language: English
Authors: Anabela Abreu Malpique, Debora Valcan, Deborah Pino-Pasternak, Susan Ledger, Bronte Kelso-Marsh
Source: Issues in Educational Research. 2023 33(4):1441-1460.
Availability: Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc. 5/202 Coode Street, Como, Western Australia 6152, Australia. e-mail: editor@iier.org.au; Web site: http://www.iier.org.au/iier.html
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 20
Publication Date: 2023
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education
Grade 2
Primary Education
Descriptors: Handwriting, Office Occupations, Writing Achievement, Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction, Writing Strategies, Grade 2, Writing Skills, Student Attitudes, Writing (Composition), Family Environment, Private Schools, Public Schools, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students
Geographic Terms: Australia
ISSN: 0313-7155
1837-6290
Abstract: There is a strong body of research showing associations between handwriting automaticity and children's writing performance. However, less is known about keyboarding automaticity and young students' writing performance. We investigated the relationship between handwriting and keyboarding automaticity and writing performance in both modalities in a sample of 49 students, as well as children's attitudes toward writing in each modality. We also examined the frequency and the nature of the teaching strategies implemented to support children's writing development at school, and the writing practices and support that children reported experiencing at home. Our findings showed statistically significant associations between letter writing automaticity in both modalities and the quality and the length of Year 2 children's handwritten and keyboarded texts. Results further suggested statistically significant moderate to strong associations between all handwriting and keyboarding variables assessed. While our findings concur with research stressing the importance of preparing students to become "hybrid" writers by mastering both handwritten and keyboarding modalities, they also stress the need to examine contextual factors, such as teaching and home writing practices, to gain a more comprehensive view of factors impacting children's writers by mastering both handwritten and keyboarding modalities, they also stress the need to examine contextual factors, such as teaching and home writing practices, to gain a more comprehensive view of factors impacting children's writing acquisition and development.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2024
Access URL: https://www.iier.org.au/iier33/malpique-abs.html
Accession Number: EJ1410505
Database: ERIC
FullText Links:
  – Type: pdflink
    Url: https://content.ebscohost.com/cds/retrieve?content=AQICAHj0k_4E0hTGH8RJwT4gCJyBsGNe_WN95AvKlDbXJGqwxwF86lhBvMK4whygyojinAFIAAAA4jCB3wYJKoZIhvcNAQcGoIHRMIHOAgEAMIHIBgkqhkiG9w0BBwEwHgYJYIZIAWUDBAEuMBEEDOKpoOj_Sadiz2jSaQIBEICBmu15EFVZFWbxOyUAqVTr_zuAH9WdljhOYvdtqsWx_o9uWGtiov2OjMYTYn_m3P6fZYaUwlJc4S22ruH0BX9F3HnVKX79RCzxjKzP11VEHIG_UbYRewhRht0qzPyzUABOfWM-S0NpRMgD-3Guuis4L2uJ8gDevktHZqam69NXGUTwmFozyKGp2fUSlGMCVYZfdAzFOq2xda09KZE=
Text:
  Availability: 0
Header DbId: eric
DbLabel: ERIC
An: EJ1410505
AccessLevel: 3
PubType: Academic Journal
PubTypeId: academicJournal
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: Shaping Young Children's Handwriting and Keyboarding Performance: Individual and Contextual-Level Factors
– Name: Language
  Label: Language
  Group: Lang
  Data: English
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Anabela+Abreu+Malpique%22">Anabela Abreu Malpique</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Debora+Valcan%22">Debora Valcan</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Deborah+Pino-Pasternak%22">Deborah Pino-Pasternak</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Susan+Ledger%22">Susan Ledger</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Bronte+Kelso-Marsh%22">Bronte Kelso-Marsh</searchLink>
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="SO" term="%22Issues+in+Educational+Research%22"><i>Issues in Educational Research</i></searchLink>. 2023 33(4):1441-1460.
– Name: Avail
  Label: Availability
  Group: Avail
  Data: Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc. 5/202 Coode Street, Como, Western Australia 6152, Australia. e-mail: editor@iier.org.au; Web site: http://www.iier.org.au/iier.html
– Name: PeerReviewed
  Label: Peer Reviewed
  Group: SrcInfo
  Data: Y
– Name: Pages
  Label: Page Count
  Group: Src
  Data: 20
– Name: DatePubCY
  Label: Publication Date
  Group: Date
  Data: 2023
– Name: TypeDocument
  Label: Document Type
  Group: TypDoc
  Data: Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
– Name: Audience
  Label: Education Level
  Group: Audnce
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="EL" term="%22Early+Childhood+Education%22">Early Childhood Education</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="EL" term="%22Elementary+Education%22">Elementary Education</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="EL" term="%22Grade+2%22">Grade 2</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="EL" term="%22Primary+Education%22">Primary Education</searchLink>
– Name: Subject
  Label: Descriptors
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Handwriting%22">Handwriting</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Office+Occupations%22">Office Occupations</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Writing+Achievement%22">Writing Achievement</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Teaching+Methods%22">Teaching Methods</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Writing+Instruction%22">Writing Instruction</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Writing+Strategies%22">Writing Strategies</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Grade+2%22">Grade 2</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Writing+Skills%22">Writing Skills</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Student+Attitudes%22">Student Attitudes</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Writing+%28Composition%29%22">Writing (Composition)</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Family+Environment%22">Family Environment</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Private+Schools%22">Private Schools</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Public+Schools%22">Public Schools</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Foreign+Countries%22">Foreign Countries</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Elementary+School+Students%22">Elementary School Students</searchLink>
– Name: Subject
  Label: Geographic Terms
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Australia%22">Australia</searchLink>
– Name: ISSN
  Label: ISSN
  Group: ISSN
  Data: 0313-7155<br />1837-6290
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: There is a strong body of research showing associations between handwriting automaticity and children's writing performance. However, less is known about keyboarding automaticity and young students' writing performance. We investigated the relationship between handwriting and keyboarding automaticity and writing performance in both modalities in a sample of 49 students, as well as children's attitudes toward writing in each modality. We also examined the frequency and the nature of the teaching strategies implemented to support children's writing development at school, and the writing practices and support that children reported experiencing at home. Our findings showed statistically significant associations between letter writing automaticity in both modalities and the quality and the length of Year 2 children's handwritten and keyboarded texts. Results further suggested statistically significant moderate to strong associations between all handwriting and keyboarding variables assessed. While our findings concur with research stressing the importance of preparing students to become "hybrid" writers by mastering both handwritten and keyboarding modalities, they also stress the need to examine contextual factors, such as teaching and home writing practices, to gain a more comprehensive view of factors impacting children's writers by mastering both handwritten and keyboarding modalities, they also stress the need to examine contextual factors, such as teaching and home writing practices, to gain a more comprehensive view of factors impacting children's writing acquisition and development.
– Name: AbstractInfo
  Label: Abstractor
  Group: Ab
  Data: As Provided
– Name: DateEntry
  Label: Entry Date
  Group: Date
  Data: 2024
– Name: URL
  Label: Access URL
  Group: URL
  Data: <link linkTarget="URL" linkTerm="https://www.iier.org.au/iier33/malpique-abs.html" linkWindow="_blank">https://www.iier.org.au/iier33/malpique-abs.html</link>
– Name: AN
  Label: Accession Number
  Group: ID
  Data: EJ1410505
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=eric&AN=EJ1410505
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Languages:
      – Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 20
        StartPage: 1441
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Handwriting
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Office Occupations
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Writing Achievement
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Teaching Methods
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Writing Instruction
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Writing Strategies
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Grade 2
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Writing Skills
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Student Attitudes
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Writing (Composition)
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Family Environment
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Private Schools
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Public Schools
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Foreign Countries
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Elementary School Students
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Australia
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: Shaping Young Children's Handwriting and Keyboarding Performance: Individual and Contextual-Level Factors
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Anabela Abreu Malpique
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Debora Valcan
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Deborah Pino-Pasternak
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Susan Ledger
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Bronte Kelso-Marsh
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 01
              Type: published
              Y: 2023
          Identifiers:
            – Type: issn-print
              Value: 0313-7155
            – Type: issn-electronic
              Value: 1837-6290
          Numbering:
            – Type: volume
              Value: 33
            – Type: issue
              Value: 4
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Issues in Educational Research
              Type: main
ResultId 1