Quantifying Coloring Skills Among Preschoolers

CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: The new method provides objective, reliable, and valid scores representing coloring skills in typically developing children. In addition, the coloring patterns can be recognized. This method can be used to facilitate comparisons of children's coloring skills with peers and provide valuable insight into children's development. Plain-Language Summary: This study proposes a new method to objectively quantify children's coloring skills with sound reliability and validity in typically developing children. The method can be used to evaluate children's coloring skills and patterns to shed light on their developmental stages.PMID:38683694 | DOI:10.5014/ajot.2024.050519
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - Category: Occupational Health Authors: Source Type: research