The Handwriting Movement

Excerpt from The Handwriting Movement: A Study of the Motor Factors of Excellence in Penmanship, an Investigation Carried on With the Aid of a Subsidy by the General Education Board This report is designed for two types of readers - the technically trained student of the science of education and the practical administrator. The scientific student is interested in the details of the methods and results of experimentation by which the validity of the practical conclusions may be judged. He takes a critical attitude toward the methods of the experimentation and the interpretation of the results. The practical administrator, on the other hand, is interested primarily in the conclusions of experimentation and in the rules of practice which are to be derived from them. The report has been organized in such a way that the demands of both these types of readers may be met. For the sake of the technically trained student full details of the method and results have been included. For the sake of the reader who is interested primarily in the practical outcome the methods and results of the experiments are summarized and printed in bold-faced type. By reading the summaries of Chapters I to V inclusive and then selecting from the detailed discussion in Chapters III and IV concrete examples of the general principles which appear in the summaries, it is possible to gain a general conception of the character of the laboratory experiment and of the nature of the handwriting movement as revealed by it. The more directly practical part of the report is contained in Chapters VI and VII. These chapters give an outline of the method of teaching writing which was derived from the laboratory study and present the results of the practical trial of this method under ordinary school conditions. It is possible to carry over directly into the school the practices which are here described. A more detailed statement of these practices in the form of a handwriting manual is in preparation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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The Daubert trilogy of U.S. Supreme Court cases has established that scientific expert testimony must be based on science grounded in empirical research. As such, greater scrutiny is being placed on questioned document examination generally, and handwriting comparison in particular. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, The Neuroscience of Handwriting: Applications in Forensic Document Examination examines the essential neuroscientific principles underlying normal and pathological hand motor control and handwriting. Topics discussed include: Fundamental principles in the neuroanatomy and neurochemistry of hand motor control and their application to research in handwriting The epidemiology, pathophysiology, and motor characteristics of neurogenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, essential tremor, and motor neuron disease and their effects on handwriting Psychotropic medications prescribed for depression, bipolar disorder, and psychosis; their mechanisms of action; and their effect on motor behavior and handwriting The impact of substance abuse on handwriting An overview of the aging process and its effects on motor control and handwriting The kinematic approach and new findings on the kinematic analyses of genuine, disguised, and forged signatures The authors’ laboratory research on authentic and forged signatures An essential resource for professionals and researchers in the forensic documentation examination and legal communities, this volume provides a window on the scientific process of signature and handwriting authentication, integrating the extensive research on neural processes and exploring how disease, medication, and advanced age alter these processes.

The author states that the purpose of his book is to teach anyone to write legibly and fluently from a movement point of view. It is not concerned with grammar or style but with penmanship itself.

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