Product and Process Evaluation of Handwriting Difficulties

Educational Psychology Review

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-81

  Rosenblum, Sara ^a,b   Weiss, Patrice L ^b   Parush, Shula ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Computerized analysis; Handwriting assessment; Handwriting speed; Legibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037212843     PISSN: 1040726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021371425220     Document Type: Review

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