Handwriting Quality: Psychometric Properties of Two Evaluation Scales With a Czech Sample.
Importance: Approximately 7% to 30% of children contend with handwriting issues (HIs) in their school years. However, research studies to define and quantify HIs, as well as practical assessment tools, are lacking. Objective: To confirm the validity and reliability of two screening scales for HIs: t...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 77; no. 3; pp. 1 - 16 |
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American Occupational Therapy Association
May/Jun2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=164683548&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 164683548 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 02729490 44I jtl: American Journal of Occupational Therapy issn: 02729490 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: May/Jun2023 vid: 77 iid: 3 pid: 6680 pub: American Occupational Therapy Association place: North Bethesda, Maryland artinfo: ui: 164683548 164683548 164683548 10.5014/ajot.2023.050029 164683548 ppf: 1 ppct: 15 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Handwriting Quality: Psychometric Properties of Two Evaluation Scales With a Czech Sample. aug: au: Čunek, Lukáš Ondřej, Jan Blažíčková, Ivana Pupíková, Veronika Lacko, David Prošek, Tomáš Šafárová, Katarína affil: Lukáš Čunek, Mgr, is Postgraduate Student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic sug: subj: Handwriting Evaluation Students, Elementary Scales Evaluation Instrument Validation Human Male Female Child Czech Republic Psychometrics Reliability and Validity Questionnaires Structural Equation Modeling Factor Analysis Student Attitudes Descriptive Statistics Chi Square Test Mann-Whitney U Test T-Tests Construct Validity Task Performance and Analysis Child: 6-12 years Male Female ab: Importance: Approximately 7% to 30% of children contend with handwriting issues (HIs) in their school years. However, research studies to define and quantify HIs, as well as practical assessment tools, are lacking. Objective: To confirm the validity and reliability of two screening scales for HIs: the Handwriting Legibility Scale (HLS) and the Concise Assessment Scale of Children's Handwriting (BHK). Design: Structural equation modeling (SEM) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of five different models were used to examine the construct and discriminant validity of both scales. Furthermore, internal consistency and interrater agreement were evaluated. The association among scales, grades, and children's self-evaluation was also explored. Setting: Elementary schools and state counseling centers in the Czech Republic. Participants: On a voluntary basis, 161 children from elementary schools and state counseling centers in the Czech Republic were enrolled. The variable of children with typical handwriting development versus HIs was missing for 11 children. Thus, for discriminant validity analysis, 150 data records from children were used. Outcomes and Measures: The HLS and BHK were used to evaluate the handwriting quality of the transcription task. The Handwriting Proficiency Screening Questionnaires for Children was used for children's self-evaluation. Results: The study confirmed the validity and reliability of the shortened BHK and HLS. A strong relationship was found between the BHK and HLS, grades, and children's self-evaluation. Conclusions and Relevance: Both scales are recommended for occupational therapy practice worldwide. Further research should focus on developing standards and providing sensitivity studies. What This Article Adds: Both the HLS and the BHK are recommended for occupational therapy practice. Practitioners should also take the child's well-being into consideration in handwriting quality assessment. This study confirms the validity and reliability of two screening scales for handwriting issues: the Handwriting Legibility Scale (HLS) and the Concise Assessment Scale of Children's Handwriting (BHK), both of which are recommended for occupational therapy practice. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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