Lee Tzu-I, Howe Tsu-Hsin, Chen Hao-Ling, Wang Tien-Ni
Tzu-I Lee, MS, is Master's Student, School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei.
Tsu-Hsin Howe, PhD, is Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University, New York.
Am J Occup Ther. 2016 Nov/Dec;70(6):7006220020p1-7006220020p9. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2016.016865.
This study investigates handwriting characteristics and potential predictors of handwriting legibility among typically developing elementary school children in Taiwan. Predictors of handwriting legibility included visual-motor integration (VMI), visual perception (VP), eye-hand coordination (EHC), and biomechanical characteristics of handwriting. A total of 118 children were recruited from an elementary school in Taipei, Taiwan. A computerized program then assessed their handwriting legibility. The biomechanics of handwriting were assessed using a digitizing writing tablet. The children's VMI, VP, and EHC were assessed using the Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration. Results indicated that predictive factors of handwriting legibility varied in different age groups. VMI predicted handwriting legibility for first-grade students, and EHC and stroke force predicted handwriting legibility for second-grade students. Kinematic factors such as stroke velocity were the only predictor for children in fifth and sixth grades.
本研究调查了台湾地区发育正常的小学生的笔迹特征以及笔迹易读性的潜在预测因素。笔迹易读性的预测因素包括视觉运动整合（VMI）、视觉感知（VP）、眼手协调（EHC）以及笔迹的生物力学特征。总共从台湾台北的一所小学招募了118名儿童。然后使用一个计算机程序评估他们的笔迹易读性。使用数字化书写板评估笔迹的生物力学。使用贝里 - 布克滕尼卡视觉运动整合发育测试评估儿童的VMI、VP和EHC。结果表明，笔迹易读性的预测因素在不同年龄组中有所不同。VMI预测一年级学生的笔迹易读性，EHC和笔画力度预测二年级学生的笔迹易读性。运动学因素如笔画速度是五年级和六年级学生笔迹易读性的唯一预测因素。
