1. Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Properties of Writing Readiness Inventory Tool in Context (WRITIC).
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Delgado, Paulo, Melo, Filipe, de Vries, Liesbeth, Hartingsveldt, Margo, and Matias, Ana Rita
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STATISTICS ,RESEARCH evaluation ,STATISTICAL reliability ,RESEARCH methodology evaluation ,RESEARCH methodology ,HANDWRITING ,MANN Whitney U Test ,TASK performance ,PSYCHOMETRICS ,INTER-observer reliability ,CRONBACH'S alpha ,NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL tests ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,SCALE analysis (Psychology) ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,INTRACLASS correlation ,DATA analysis software ,DATA analysis ,CHILDREN - Abstract
This article describes the translation and cultural adaptation process of the WRITIC (Writing Readiness Inventory Tool in Context) into European Portuguese. We examined the content and convergent validity, test-retest, and interrater reliability on the norm-referenced subdomain of the Portuguese (PT) WRITIC Task Performance (TP). To establish content validity, we consulted six experts in handwriting. Internal consistency was found with 70 children, test-retest reliability with 65, inter-rater reliability with 69, and convergent validity with 87. All participants were typically developing kindergarten children. Convergent validity was examined with the Beery–Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration (Beery™VMI-6) and the Nine Hole Peg-Test (9-HPT). On content validity, we found an agreement of 93%, a good internal consistency with Cronbach's alpha of 0.72, and an excellent test-retest and inter-rater reliability with ICCs of 0.88 and 0.93. Correlations with Beery™VMI-6 and 9-HPT were moderate (r from 0.39 to 0.65). Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of WRITIC into European Portuguese was successful. WRITIC-PT-TP is stable over time and between raters; it has excellent internal consistency and moderate correlations with Beery™VMI-6 and 9-HPT. This analysis of the European Portuguese version of WRITIC gives us the confidence to start the implementation process of WRITIC-PT in Portugal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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