Assessing Handwriting in Preschool-Aged Children: Reliability and Internal Consistency of the 'Just Write!' Tool
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| Title: | Assessing Handwriting in Preschool-Aged Children: Reliability and Internal Consistency of the 'Just Write!' Tool |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Bolton, Tiffany, Stevenson, Brittney, Janes, William |
| Source: | Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention. 2023 16(1):28-38. |
| Availability: | Taylor & Francis. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Descriptors: | Handwriting, Writing Skills, Writing Evaluation, Preschool Children, Test Reliability, Test Construction, Perceptual Motor Coordination, Visual Perception, Scoring, Interrater Reliability |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Beery Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration |
| DOI: | 10.1080/19411243.2021.2009083 |
| ISSN: | 1941-1243 1941-1251 |
| Abstract: | Researchers utilized a cross-sectional secondary analysis of data within an ongoing non-randomized controlled trial study design to establish the reliability and internal consistency of a novel handwriting assessment for preschoolers, the Just Write! (JW), written by the authors. Seventy-eight children from an area preschool participated in the study by completing the JW and the Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration (VMI). The results indicate the JW can be reliably scored by novice and experienced practitioners. The results also indicate that grasp is not correlated with writing ability, and point toward developmental implications with upper and lower case writing. In addition, the authors provide the JW as an appendix to aide interested practitioners and researchers. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1385417 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Researchers utilized a cross-sectional secondary analysis of data within an ongoing non-randomized controlled trial study design to establish the reliability and internal consistency of a novel handwriting assessment for preschoolers, the Just Write! (JW), written by the authors. Seventy-eight children from an area preschool participated in the study by completing the JW and the Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration (VMI). The results indicate the JW can be reliably scored by novice and experienced practitioners. The results also indicate that grasp is not correlated with writing ability, and point toward developmental implications with upper and lower case writing. In addition, the authors provide the JW as an appendix to aide interested practitioners and researchers. |
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| ISSN: | 1941-1243 1941-1251 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/19411243.2021.2009083 |
