Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Computer-Aided Measure of Chinese Handwriting Legibility (CAM-CHL) for School-Age Children.
Importance: Handwriting legibility is the main criterion for determining whether a child has handwriting difficulties. A comprehensive assessment of handwriting legibility with sound psychometrics is essential to timely identification of handwriting difficulties and outcome measurement after handwri...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 77; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9 |
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| Formato: | equations & formulas pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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American Occupational Therapy Association
Jan/Feb2023
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