A validity study of the Evaluation Tool of Children's Handwriting-Cursive

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 446-453

  Koziatek, Susan M ^a   Powell, Nancy J ^b  

^a Macomb Intermediate School District   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Handwriting; School based occupational therapy

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; ROC CURVE; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ROC CURVE; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036632329     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.56.4.446     Document Type: Article

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