Abstract
Two experiments were conducted to investigate the relations between handwriting mode (tracing and copying) and handwriting pressure-velocity. In experiment I, kindergartners (N=20) and undergraduate students (N=20) were required to write a Kanji five times in each mode employing handwriting pressure device (TAKEI KIKI co. make). In experiment II, undergraduate students (N=20) were required to write a Hangul character (Korean), unfamiliar character to subjects, using the same procedure. The results showed that there was a significant difference in handwriting pressure-velocity between kindergartner and undergraduate groups with regard to the handwriting mode. Discussed on the basis of the model of information processing on handwriting behavior (Schmidt, 1982; Stelmach, 1982), the results of two experiments suggested that the tracing mode made the burden too heavy for the response execution stage in that model as compared with copying mode. It was concluded that handwriting in tracing mode was a more difficult task than the copying mode for kindergartners.
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