A SURVEY OF THE HIGH RATE OF FAILURE IN SHORTHAND IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SECRETARIAL STUDIES (IMT) ENUGU

This dissertation is concerned with the survey of the high rate of failures in shorthand. This enables the researcher to have a broad and elaborate knowledge of the problem faced by shorthand students and how they can be tackled. Shorthand, formally known as phonograhy is an art; a time saving system of writing by sound. The advantage can be blurted due to the excessive rate of failure. This dissertation covers the background of the study problem and signification of shorthand. It discusses some of the concepts that will be of immense help to the writer such as mastery, basic skills, aural comprehension and method of teaching research methodology and design used by the researcher in this study is also discussed. The and it is of the data collected were also presented. A survey of the high rate of failures in shorthand were also enumerated.