EVALUATION OF SELECTED FACTORS AFFECTING PERFORMANCE IN SHORTHAND DICTATION
EVALUATION OF SELECTED FACTORS AFFECTING PERFORMANCE IN SHORTHAND DICTATION
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1989-09
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ARANSIOLA, JOHN AYODELE
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The study evaluated the effects of preview, shortcuts,
and fatigue in shorthand writing- This was achieved by
looking far the correctly written outlines and correctly
transcribed outlines.
Two groups of shorthand writers were selected: the SO
words a minute group and the 100 wards a minute group. There
were 104 National Diploma (ND) II Secretarial Students in the
first group and SS Higher National Diploma CHND) I Secretarial
Students in the second group. These students were
from Federal Polytechnic, Bida; Kwara State Polytechnic,
Ilorin and The Polytechnic, IbadanT
ne instruments used for collecting the data consisted
of two identical shorthand passages of six minutes duration,
one for each speed. After the dictation, typewritten
transcription lasted for one hour.
Data were analysed by the use of the statistic and ANGVA
(Analysis of Variance) statistics. The hypotheses were
rejected at 0.05 level of significance or less (P< 0.05) .
The findings were:
(i) The unfamiliar unpreviewed dictation is more
difficult to write and transcribe than the familiar
previewed dictation.
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