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A validity study of the Evaluation Tool of Children's Handwriting-Cursive.
Full Abstract
OBJECTIVES:
This study examined concurrent validity of the Evaluation Tool of Children's Handwriting-Cursive (ETCH-C) by comparing ETCH-C total legibility percentage scores with handwriting grades from teachers. The study also identified the legibility percentage score discriminating between satisfactory and unsatisfactory handwriting.
METHOD:
The participants were 101 fourth graders who completed two handwriting instruments. Three teachers sorted the Cursive Practice and Review work sheets into A, B, C, and unsatisfactory groups to establish handwriting grade. The study compared ETCH-C total legibility percentage scores with teacher grading, using personal judgment of handwriting on the Cursive Practice and Review work sheet.
RESULTS:
Mean legibility percentage scores increased significantly as handwriting grade increased. The concurrent validity coefficients were .61 for ETCH-C total words and .65 for ETCH-C total letters and handwriting grade. ETCH-C legibility percentage scores discriminating satisfactory from unsatisfactory handwriting ranged from 73% to 82% on ROC (receiver operating characteristic) curves.
CONCLUSION:
Results support the concurrent validity of the ETCH-C with handwriting grades. A 75% word legibility percentage score discriminated satisfactory and unsatisfactory handwriting.
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Author information
Author/s: Koziatek, Susan M (SM); Powell, Nancy J (NJ);
Affiliation: Department of Support and Related Services, Maple Lane Elementary, Macomb Intermediate School District, Sterling Heights, Michigan 48312, USA. skoziatek(-atsign-)misd.net
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Validation Studies
Journal: The American journal of occupational therapy. : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association (Am J Occup Ther), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: -2002 Jul-Aug; vol 56 (issue 4) : pp 446-53
Dates: Created 2002/07/19; Completed 2003/01/03; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12125834, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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