Imposed rhythm increases the proportionate rest time within strokes, especially for younger children with finger movement, while the time on the stroke proper tends to remain constant¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 1918 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Imposed rhythm increases the proportionate amount of time spent at rest for all groups, especially younger children and finger movement. → West 1918 q2 i? Imposed rhythm increases total stroke duration while time spent on the stroke proper tends to remain constant. → West 1918

Evidence¶

West 1918¶

West, P. V. (1918). The Relation of Rhythm to the Handwriting Movement. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22The+Relation+of+Rhythm+to+the+Handwriting+Movement%22

q2 · i? · causal · r1

Finding from the first kymographic experiment, reported in the section analyzing stroke and rest periods under spontaneous versus imposed rhythm across adult and child groups using finger and arm movement.

"The imposed rhythm is found to increase the proportionate amount of time spent at rest for all groups, but this is especially notable in the case of the younger children, and when finger movement is used. The total duration of the stroke is increased, but the time spent on the stroke proper tends to remain constant."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Age and Developmental Stage — moderator: an instructional effect differs with it

Related Claims¶

• Better writers and older children anticipate the rhythmic beat while poorer writers and young children lag behind it; the arm is less accurate than the fingers except for younger children — related
• For habituated adult writers, following an imposed rhythmic beat increases temporal variation, with better writers adapting better than poor writers — related