Quantifying Coloring Skills Among Preschoolers.
Importance: Coloring is popular with preschool children and reveals their developmental state. However, interpreting coloring performances is challenging because descriptive and subjective evaluations are commonly used with large variations. Objective: To develop a scoring method to objectively quan...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 78; no. 3; pp. 1 - 9 |
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American Occupational Therapy Association
May/Jun2024
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=177391144&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 177391144 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/Jun2024 vid: 78 iid: 3 pid: 6680 pub: American Occupational Therapy Association place: North Bethesda, Maryland artinfo: ui: 177391144 177391144 177391144 10.5014/ajot.2024.050519 177391144 ppf: 1 ppct: 8 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Quantifying Coloring Skills Among Preschoolers. aug: au: Huang, Chien-Yu Lin, Gong-Hong Lu, Szu-Ching Lee, Shih-Chieh affil: Chien-Yu Huang, PhD, is Associate Professor, School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, and Adjunct Occupational Therapist, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. sug: subj: Art Evaluation Skill Acquisition Evaluation Color Task Performance and Analysis Child Development Human Funding Source Taiwan Male Female Child Child, Preschool Coefficient alpha Descriptive Statistics Drawing Scales Cluster Analysis Discriminant Validity Criterion-Related Validity T-Tests Construct Validity Factor Analysis Correlational Studies Algorithms Chi Square Test Post Hoc Analysis Questionnaires Reliability and Validity Psychometrics Schools, Nursery Pearson's Correlation Coefficient Child: 6-12 years Child, Preschool: 2-5 years Male Female ab: Importance: Coloring is popular with preschool children and reveals their developmental state. However, interpreting coloring performances is challenging because descriptive and subjective evaluations are commonly used with large variations. Objective: To develop a scoring method to objectively quantify children's coloring skills. Design: Colored blank train templates were analyzed using four indicators (entropy, complexity, coloring outside the lines, and unexpected blank areas) to form a summed score. Setting: Kindergarten in a urban city (Tainan, Taiwan). Participants: Two hundred thirty-nine typically developing children ages 3 to 6 yr. Outcome and Measures: A newly developed method to assess coloring skill on the basis of a colored picture of a train. Results: The summed score exhibited good internal consistency (Cronbach's α =.80), discriminative validity (p =.04), convergent validity (rs =.66 and.59 with age and visual–motor integration), and acceptable factorial validity (comparative fit index =.99, standardized root-mean-square residual =.04, and root-mean-square error of approximation =.13). Moreover, three coloring patterns (mature, transitional, and immature) were identified. Conclusions and Relevance: The new method provides objective, reliable, and valid scores representing coloring skills in typically developing children. In addition, the coloring patterns can be recognized. This method can be used to facilitate comparisons of children's coloring skills with peers and provide valuable insight into children's development. Plain-Language Summary: This study proposes a new method to objectively quantify children's coloring skills with sound reliability and validity in typically developing children. The method can be used to evaluate children's coloring skills and patterns to shed light on their developmental stages. This study proposes a method to facilitate comparisons of children's coloring skills with peers that can provide valuable insights into children's development. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: equations & formulas pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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