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A Study Of Dictation And Transcription Practices In Kansas Class A Public Supported High Schools, Ronald E. Bailey Aug 1949

A Study Of Dictation And Transcription Practices In Kansas Class A Public Supported High Schools, Ronald E. Bailey

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This study was made to determine the present status of the dictation and transcription phases of shorthand in the public supported high schools in Kansas. In collecting the data necessary for the study, check lists were mailed to 69 public supported high schools; these were the Class A high schools in Kansas having an enrollment of 250 or more. The findings from the study show that approximately one-half of the schools approve of dictation and transcription as a separate course; however, only one school stated that dictation and transcription are offered as a separate course. Pretranscription training is offered by …


Comparison Of Functional And Non-Functional Methods Of Teaching Shorthand In Northeast Experimental Junior College Of Kansas City, Missouri, Carl C. Carder Jul 1936

Comparison Of Functional And Non-Functional Methods Of Teaching Shorthand In Northeast Experimental Junior College Of Kansas City, Missouri, Carl C. Carder

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The purpose of this study is to test the comparative success of the Functional Method of teaching shorthand in developing transcription ability, accuracy of writing shorthand vocabulary, shorthand penmanship, and shorthand reading ability. The problem is limited to the results of the experiment as conducted in the Northeast Experimental Junior College of Kansas City, Missouri.