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The Use Of Clerical, Intelligence, And Personality Tests For Guidance Purposes In Shorthand I, Typewriting I, And Office Machines, Charles Clinton Green
The Use Of Clerical, Intelligence, And Personality Tests For Guidance Purposes In Shorthand I, Typewriting I, And Office Machines, Charles Clinton Green
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The purpose of this study is to find a test or combination of tests in the areas of intelligence, clerical ability, and personality that could, for prognostic purposes, be relied upon as a tool to aid in a counseling situation for students desiring to enroll in shorthand I, typewriting I, or office machines. Three well-known, standardized tests were used in the investigation. Juniors and Seniors of the Labette County Community High School at Altamont, Kansas enrolled in the subjects mentioned made up the experimental group. The tests were administered and the correlations of the results determined. In addition to the …
The Relationship Between Longhand Penmanship And Shorthand Writing, Ruth Maxine Payne
The Relationship Between Longhand Penmanship And Shorthand Writing, Ruth Maxine Payne
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The purpose of this study is to determine the predictive value of longhand penmanship for success in Gregg Shorthand writing. The longhand tests consisted of copying the first four sentences of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address; the shorthand specimens were obtained from copying the entire Address. The rating scale selected for classifying longhand samples was the Ayres Handwriting Scale by Leonard P. Ayres, while the shorthand specimens were rated by Hoke’s Shorthand Penmanship Scale. Three longhand specimens were secured from each pupil, one at the first of the year, one at the beginning of the second semester, and one at the conclusion …
A History Of Layout Tools Used In The Woodworking Shop, Joyce M. Sooter
A History Of Layout Tools Used In The Woodworking Shop, Joyce M. Sooter
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Layout tools are instruments used by man to transfer his calculations to the material he wishes to work, in this case, wood. These tools are closely interwoven with the historical changes made in organized society, and they are used in measuring, depicting and testing operations. For man to develop these tools effectively, it was necessary that he have a system of numbering and an organized method of measurement. These tools seem to have developed slowly, forming into a natural division within the total group. The two most fundamental tools from the earliest dates found in making this study were the …