Chinese handwriting assessment tool

Commonly observed writing errors among the Dyslexic group were missing strokes and concatenated strokes. The results were discussed with theoretical implications in relation to fine motor skills, kinesthetic abilities, visual perceptual skills, and the demand of written tasks in school.

Contains 1 figure and 3 tables. Tel: ; Tel: ; Fax: ; e-mail: usjcs elsevier. Intraclass correlation coefficient was calculated. The result of construct validity showed that developmental progressions were noted in the measurements of handwriting speed, handwriting accuracy and character size consistency from lower to higher Grade students. These progressions supported the hypothesis that handwriting speed, handwriting accuracy and handwriting legibility improved with maturation.

Besides, Principle Factor Analysis revealed that the measurements on the domain of handwriting speed and handwriting pen pressure loaded on different dimensions.

Such dimensions of loadings were consistent with the construct on handwriting. Although the measurements on the domain of handwriting accuracy and domain of handwriting legibility loaded on the same dimension. It might be caused by the differences between the focus and the sensitivity of the measurements. In the study of internal consistency, Cronbach's coefficient alpha indicated that the internal consistency among the measurement items of CHAT was low. It might be explained by the complex nature of handwriting.

Finally, the result of reliability test showed that the measurements of CHAT on handwriting speed, handwriting accuracy and pen pressure had good to excellent test-retest reliability.

The measurement on the number of characters exceeding grid also showed moderate test-retest reliability. In addition, children with CP also demonstrated longer on-paper time and in-air time in writing Chinese.

Further studies will focus on identifying clinical factors which result in the handwriting difficulties of children with CP. AB - The purpose of this research is to assess Chinese handwriting skills of children with cerebral palsy CP by computerized tool. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Abstract The purpose of this research is to assess Chinese handwriting skills of children with cerebral palsy CP by computerized tool.

Keywords Cerebral palsy Handwriting.