Sex Differences in Handwriting: a comment on Spear
British Educational Research JournalPublished 1 April 1991
James Hartley
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Abstract Margaret Spear suggests either that there are differences between the handwriting of boys and girls or that teachers are operating with popular cultural stereotypes. This paper presents evidence to show that there are indeed substantial differences between the handwriting of boys and girls and that this difference is clearly recognised by seven to eight year‐olds.
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