Predicting Handwriting Legibility in Taiwanese Elementary School Children.
Am J Occup Ther
; 70(6): 7006220020p1-7006220020p9, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
This study investigates handwriting characteristics and potential predictors of handwriting legibility among typically developing elementary school children in Taiwan. Predictors of handwriting legibility included visual-motor integration (VMI), visual perception (VP), eye-hand coordination (EHC), and biomechanical characteristics of handwriting. A total of 118 children were recruited from an elementary school in Taipei, Taiwan. A computerized program then assessed their handwriting legibility. The biomechanics of handwriting were assessed using a digitizing writing tablet. The children's VMI, VP, and EHC were assessed using the Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration. Results indicated that predictive factors of handwriting legibility varied in different age groups. VMI predicted handwriting legibility for first-grade students, and EHC and stroke force predicted handwriting legibility for second-grade students. Kinematic factors such as stroke velocity were the only predictor for children in fifth and sixth grades.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Desempeño Psicomotor
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Percepción Visual
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Escritura Manual
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Occup Ther
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article