Reliability, validity, and measurement invariance of a Chinese handwriting legibility scale among primary students in central China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chinese handwriting has a close relationship with spatial cognition, and the legibility dimension is prominent with its spatial-oriented characteristics. However, handwriting evaluation focusing on the detailed spatial aspects of the legibility dimension in the Chinese context is rare.

Aims and methods

We aimed to develop a Chinese Handwriting Legibility Scale (CHLS) and examine its reliability, validity, and measurement invariance among Chinese primary students of different grades. A total of 684 students aged 8-12 years were recruited from a mainstream primary school in central China and were asked to copy a Chinese template as legibly as possible within 4 min. The developed CHLS was used to assess these students' legibility performance.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Lu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10422027 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature