The investigation of the cognitive neuropsychological processing of dysgraphic school-age children: A case-study

• Main Authors: Hsin-Yi Lin, 林欣儀
• Other Authors: Wai-CheongTam
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/79188855270857215751

碩士 === 中原大學 === 心理學研究所 === 94 === The main purpose of this study was to study the handwriting performance, error types, and the underlying cognitive deficits in a developmental dysgraphic child, Zu. Because many neuropsychological tests lack local norms, nine normal students with the same gender, grade, and educational environment were served as control participants. All participants were measured on the following dimensions: intellectual performance, handwriting performance, and cognitive abilities including visual perception, fine-motor, visual-motor coordination, tactile perception, memory and learning processes. The main findings of this research were as follows: 1. Zu has above average IQ, but the performance of dictation and writing characters with phonetic cues were below that of the control group. 2. On the cognitive abilities, the test findings supported that Zu had significant deficits on memory function. The limitations of this study and the recommendations on practical implementations were made.