In stepwise multiple regression, fine motor precision accounts for about sixty percent and Functional Dexterity Test time about four percent of handwriting legibility in preschool children¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r1 · q3
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Stepwise multiple regression identified fine motor precision (adjusted R² = 0.60) and Functional Dexterity Test time (adjusted R² = 0.04) as factors affecting handwriting legibility. → Seo S-M 2018

Evidence¶

Seo S-M 2018¶

Seo S-M. (2018). The effect of fine motor skills on handwriting legibility in preschool age children. J. Phys. Ther. Sci. 30: 324–327. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

q3 · i? · associational · r1

Stepwise multiple regression on the 52-child sample (Table 4 reports FMP adjusted R² 0.60, β 0.59, p 0.00; FDT adjusted R² 0.04, β −0.29, p 0.01). The article states fine motor precision "has a sixty percent effect on handwriting legibility".

"stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that fine motor precision has a sixty percent effect on handwriting legibility and that the performance time of Functional Dexterity Test has a four percent effect"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Writing Skills — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• Fine motor precision and manual dexterity are positively correlated with handwriting legibility in preschool children, and Functional Dexterity Test time is inversely correlated — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)