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LINED PAPER: ITS EFFECTS ON THE LEGIBILITY AND CREATIVITY OF YOUNG CHILDREN'S WRITING
Author(s) -
LINDSAY G. A.,
McLENNAN D.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
british journal of educational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.557
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 2044-8279
pISSN - 0007-0998
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1983.tb02569.x
Subject(s) - legibility , creativity , psychology , developmental psychology , social psychology , visual arts , art
S ummary . This study examines the effects of lined and unlined paper on the writing ability of young children. 101 children at four age levels, from mean age 6 years 2 months to 9 years 2 months, wrote two pieces of free writing. These were rated for both creativity and legibility. Creativity was found to be unaffected by the type of paper used. Legibility, however, showed an interaction with both type of paper and age: younger children's legibility was greater with unlined paper, while the opposite was true of the older sample. The implications of these findings for educational practice are discussed.