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Showing 1 to 20 of 112 for “"handwriting"”.
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Enhancing and Reconstructing Digitized Handwriting
This thesis involves restoration, reconstruction, and enhancement of a digitized library of hand-written documents. Imaging systems that perform this digitization often degrade the quality of the original documents. Many techniques exist for reconstructing, restoring, and enhancing digital images; …
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The Effects of the Handwriting Without Tears Program on the Handwriting of Students in Inclusion Classrooms
<p>Many handwriting programs are currently used in schools, but little research has been conducted on their effectiveness. A quasi-experimental non-equivalent comparison group pretest posttest design examined effects of the Handwriting Without Tears program with special and general education …
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Characterizing midair handwriting in virtual reality
Midair handwriting poses challenges due to the lack of a physical plane to press against while writing, making it difficult to determine when ink should be placed. In this thesis, we gathered midair handwriting data from 24 participants in an environment that allowed them to write freely. We …
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Analysis by synthesis in handwriting recognition
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1997.
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Carry-over effect of a handwriting readiness program on handwriting-related skills of children the year following intervention
… participated in an occupational therapy based handwriting readiness program would show greater improvements in handwriting-related skills a year following intervention when compared to a control group and an alternate experimental group. The entire study (initial study and follow-up study) was …
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Letter leaders handwriting program for preschoolers: an early identification and intervention approach to reduce handwriting problems in children.
Handwriting is one of the main activities in which children engage in during their learning years. Studies support the supposition that adequate handwriting is a necessary skill for a child to succeed in elementary school and beyond (Feder & Majnemer, 2003). It is estimated that 30% to 60% of a …
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Developmental coordination disorder: a focus on handwriting
… known neurological impairment. Difficulties with handwriting are often included in descriptions of DCD, including that provided in DSM-5 (APA, 2013). However, surprisingly few studies have examined handwriting in DCD in a systematic way. Those that are available, have been conducted outside of the …
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A Study of how Teachers Evaluate Handwriting
… the problems teachers encounter as they evaluate handwriting products, to determine how effectively and consistently teachers can evaluate handwriting products, to determine what methods teachers use to evaluate handwriting products and to ascertain the need for a handbook to be used by third …
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Regional and National Variation in Arabic Handwriting
… publications that a careful study of general handwriting features based on class characteristics could indicate either the place or the country where the writer was first taught to write. Using these studies as the basis, this research was carried out explicitly to understand the …
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Developing a Comprehensive Handwriting Curriculum Utilizing the Handwriting Without Tears™ Approach for Typically Developing Elementary School Aged Children
… school-aged children in the United States have handwriting difficulties (McHale & Cermak, 1992). According to Hammerschmidt and Sudsawad (2004), illegible handwriting is the most common reason for referral to occupational therapy services; 49.2% of total referrals. Previous research on …
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The Relationship Between Somatosensory Processing and Handwriting Proficiency
<p>Handwriting proficiency is reliant on the skill and coordination of the sensory, motor, cognitive, and perceptual systems. One aspect of sensory processing for penmanship is somatosensation. The contribution of somatosensory processing to handwriting proficiency has not been adequately …
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The role of handwriting in ESL writing assessment
This study explored handwriting bias in ESL writing assessment and the phenomenon of national handwriting styles. It examined the effects of different styles and levels of quality of handwriting on the holistic assessment of intermediate-level ESL writing and how those effects related to the …
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Handwriting recognition technology, children, and the writing process
… and task in the scenario of children using handwriting recognition software and pen technology to construct writing. Children are an interesting emerging user group who have different requirements from technology to adults. Handwriting recognition technology is one of a range of novel input …
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On-line handwriting recognition using hidden Markov models
Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1997.
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Brain development from sensorimotor experiences: Handwriting and letter perception
Handwriting is a visual-motor activity that is particularly effective at increasing letter recognition, a fundamental skill in early reading development. This dissertation focuses on understanding the neural mechanisms that underlie increases in letter recognition after handwriting practice. The …
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An Analysis of The Handwriting of Elderly Chinese Subjects.
… core problem in these legal disputes involves handwriting identification. There are however not many previous studies in China that have been concentrated on this field. Hence, the study on elderly Chinese subjects' handwriting has an extremely broad potential value for its application for …
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Handwriting & Metacognition: The Relationship Between Penmanship and Self-Reflection
… occupational therapy (OT) referrals are for handwriting. In fact, fine motor and handwriting concerns affecting educational performance make up 80-85% of OT referrals in schools. Occupational therapists use an abundance of interventions for remediating handwriting difficulties, but there is …
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Analyzing the impact of structure in handwriting recognition software
Handwriting recognition for text and numbers has existed for Tablet PCs and specialty devices for almost a decade. The use of such software in a classroom can shorten the latency between answers to exercises and teacher feedback. While text and number inputs have already been well explored, …
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