The dysgraphic disorder is usually underestimated and belatedly diagnosed. The need of prevention and early intervention focused on prewriting exercises emerges from the literature. We explore exergames to supply this need, together with an adequate assessment module of the training results. The exergames were designed in collaboration with clinicians and were tested on 16 kindergarten children. The movement data collected have allowed to provide some preliminary indexes of evaluation, that have shown to be consistent with the qualitative evaluation of the teachers. The use of the mobile application as a school exercise obtained positive feedback.
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Assessment of exergames as treatment and prevention of dysgraphia
GUASTI, MARIA TERESA;STUCCHI, NATALE ADOLFO;
2017
Abstract
The dysgraphic disorder is usually underestimated and belatedly diagnosed. The need of prevention and early intervention focused on prewriting exercises emerges from the literature. We explore exergames to supply this need, together with an adequate assessment module of the training results. The exergames were designed in collaboration with clinicians and were tested on 16 kindergarten children. The movement data collected have allowed to provide some preliminary indexes of evaluation, that have shown to be consistent with the qualitative evaluation of the teachers. The use of the mobile application as a school exercise obtained positive feedback.
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