Face and Content Validity of a Handwriting Program for Children With Handwriting Difficulties
https://doi.org/10.47836/mjmhs.19.2.34
- Author:
Mahfuzah Zainol
1
,
2
;
Masne Kadar
1
;
Nor Afifi Razaob
1
;
Farahiyah Wan Yunus
1
Author Information
1. Centre for Rehabilitation and Special Needs Studies, Occupational Therapy Programme, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia&
2. Special Education Rehabilitation Unit, Special Education Support Service Sector, Special Education Division, Ministry of Education, Malaysia, Aras 2, Blok E2, Kompleks E, 62604 Putrajaya, Malaysia
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Handwriting difficulties, Children, Content validation, Intervention programme, Face validity
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences
2023;19(No.3):262-271
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Introduction: Occupational therapists have been developing various handwriting intervention that has fundamental
occupational goals with known validity to guide professional practice in the treatment of children with handwriting
difficulties. This study aimed to explore the development and content validation of a developed handwriting intervention programme for children with handwriting difficulties. Methods: This study employed a combination of qualitative and quantitative methodology based on the sequential exploratory design in two main stages. The first stage
is the focus group discussion and followed by a validation procedure using face and content validity scored by the
expert reviewers. A total of thirteen experts participated in this study. Results: The findings were analyzed thematically according to physical appearance, language used, and content in the developed programme. The face and content
validity report a convincing value, ranging from 0.99 to 1.00 of S-CVI values on four aspects, relevancy, clarity,
simplicity, and ambiguity in the developed programme. Conclusion: This study provided preliminary approval for
the development and validation of a handwriting intervention programme for children with handwriting difficulties
to support the demand in the Malaysian school curriculum.
- Full text:11.2023my1534.pdf
