The relation between certain phases of reading ability and speed and accuracy in typewriting

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Emma Katharine Cobb (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Advisor
McKee Fisk

Abstract: The best interests of the individual, as well as of society, require selection of desirable candidates for occupational training for specialized work at various job and educational levels.1 The above quotation is a statement of one of the principles of Business Education as formulated by a group of leaders in the field. The principle specifies the selection of desirable candidates for "occupational training." Typewriting as a subject to be taught is justified in part on the basis of the occupational training which it offers, whether it is used as a "major activity,"2 whether it is used to supplement other vocational activities, or whether "pupils who take such work, by virtue of their training, are able to secure related positions."3 Assuming a knowledge of the degree of typewriting skill required, and this may vary with the use to which it is put and with the performance required on a particular job, the question then arises as to what her pupils desiring to learn typewriting for use as a vocational tool will be able to develop sufficient skill to meet occupational requirements.

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Publication
Thesis
Language: English
Date: 1944
Subjects
Reading $x Ability testing
Typewriting $x Ability testing
Typists $x Ability testing

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