Psychology and pedagogy of writing : a résumé of the researches and experiments bearing on the history and pedagogy of writing / by Mary E. Thompson.

  • Thompson, Mary Elizabeth, 1873-
Date:
1911
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    Muemouic stage of wiitiiiir, lS-21: quipu, 18-20; fig. 19; tally sticks, nick sticks,' etc., 20 ; wampuiu, 20-21, fig. 21. MORAT, 44, 45. MOSSO, 3i), 40, 41. Movements used in writing. 69. 70; Hancock's experiments, 69, 70; Curtis' studies of inhibition, 70 ; best movement, 95-97. MlXSTERBERG, 63, 64, 93. Nervous svstem, from fundamental to accessory, 37, 38, 41; devolution, 41, 42. ' Neurological analvsis of writing. 37-5<] : antecedent of voluntary movement. 37-42; brain areasi 42. 43; aphasia, 44, 45; writing center, 46; complexity of the writing movement, 49 ; diffusion, 49, 50. Origin of handwriting. 82, 83; imitation of movement observed, 82; tracery imitation. 82 ; trial and success method, 82. TEAR SON, 80. Peripheral unsteadiness, 70, 89, 90. Phonograms, rebus writing, 23 ; phonograms arose from necessity of express- ing proper names. 23-24, figs. 23 and 24 ; Chinese characters conventional- ized ideograms 24, 25 : svilabism. 25 ; how the .Japanese developed theirs from the'^Chinese, 25-26 ;'alphabetic signs, 27-28; phonographic and ideo- graphic signs still used, 28-29. PITRES, 48. Practice and habit, 64-68 ; experiments, .Johnson. 64, 65 ; Swift. 65, 66 ; Bryan and Harter. 66 ; Book, 66 ; Scripture, 66-68 ; Woodworth, 68 ; practice for practice sake, 100 ; best form of, 101. PREYER, 78. Preparedness, or muscular tension, 38. Pressui-e in writing, 77, 78 ; maximum, 78, 93 ; making only the characteristic strokes adds to speed and restfulness in writing, 98, 99. I'ronation, 73, 74 ; Judd's experiments, 73, 74; movement of, 98. I'sj'chical images, 44. J'svcho-phvsical analvsis of writing. 50-80; rapidity of movement, 50-56 ; accu- racy of voluntary movement, 56-59 ; initial adjustment and current conti'ol, 59. (JO ; sensorv basis for control of movement. 60-63 ; inaccuracies duo to perception and movement, 63, 64 ; practice and habit, 64-68 ; cross-educa- tion. 68. 69 ; movements used in wn-iting, 69, 70 ; peripheral unsteadiness. 70; act of writing. 70-73 ; pronation, 73. 74 ; slope, 74-77 ; best movement. 77 ; types. 77-79; relation of accuracy in writing to school intelligence an sex, 79, 80. Rapiditv of movement. 50-56 ; Brvan and Gilbert's experiments to test the JJevelopmeut of Voluntary Motor ability, 50-56; Lombard's weight-lift- ing experiment, 56. Reading center, 46. Rebus writing. 23 ; simplest kind of phonogram. 23 ; why children like rebus writing. 23 ; bridges over the gap between picture ideograms and phonetic characters, 2.3, figs. 23 and 24. Relation of accuracy in writinir to school intelligence and sex, 79, 80 ; Ger- sell's experiments, 79. 80 ; urj, 116. RE.XFORI*. lO.*]. Rolando fissure, 42, 46, 47. PtOSS, 37. Scale of handwiiliiig (hr. Tln-nidike's), 104-115; explan.ition of scab' and use, 101. lllMir, : six'ciiiK'ns of (|Ualify. 106-112. SCRIPTURE, S.Mrifr AND P.ROWN, 66. 67. Sensory basis for control of movement, 60-63; Woodworth's ex[)eriiiu'n1s. 60, 61, 02, 03; Downey's exp^'riiiienls. 61, 62.