Research article | Open Access
International Journal of Progressive Education 2023, Vol. 19(5) 199-206
pp. 199 - 206 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.29329/ijpe.2023.603.13
Publish Date: October 16, 2023 | Single/Total View: 59/433 | Single/Total Download: 94/595
Abstract
Legibility, which can be defined as the format of the text, is one of the key elements in teaching writing. School starting age can affect students' learning and writing, and determining it can give an idea about what type of work to be undertaken to ensure the legibility of the handwriting in the early reading and writing processes. The possible effect of the school starting age on the legibility of handwriting was the basis of this study. As such, the study aimed to examine the straight basic writings of primary school first grade students in terms of legibility based on the school starting age. The study was designed as a survey in the quantitative research method. The study group consists of 513 primary school first grade students. The convenience sampling method was chosen to determine the study group. The students who participated in the study voluntarily consisted of primary school first-year students who passed into literacy in May of the 2022-2023 academic year. Data were obtained using the Multidimensional Legibility Scale. The Mann-Whitney U test was used in the analysis of the data. Results revealed that the handwriting legibility of the students was moderate regarding the dimensions of slant, spacing, size, and line awareness, but not legible in terms of ‘form'. While the results of this study show that the average handwriting legibility of girls is higher than that of boys, there is no statistically significant difference between the age of school entry and handwriting legibility.
Keywords: Handwriting Legibility, School Starting Age
APA 7th edition
Polat, I., & Kesik, C. (2023). An Analysis of Handwriting Legibility of First Grade Students by School Starting Age. International Journal of Progressive Education, 19(5), 199-206. https://doi.org/10.29329/ijpe.2023.603.13
Harvard
Polat, I. and Kesik, C. (2023). An Analysis of Handwriting Legibility of First Grade Students by School Starting Age. International Journal of Progressive Education, 19(5), pp. 199-206.
Chicago 16th edition
Polat, Ilhan and Cengiz Kesik (2023). "An Analysis of Handwriting Legibility of First Grade Students by School Starting Age". International Journal of Progressive Education 19 (5):199-206. https://doi.org/10.29329/ijpe.2023.603.13