Detailed Assessment of Speed of Handwriting, DASH 17+

DASH 17+

Detailed Assessment of Speed of Handwriting is a reliable, age-appropriate measure of handwriting speed for students.

DASH-2 has officially been released! A combination of revisions of the original DASH and DASH 17+, this new assessment is ready for order.

Overview

Publication date:
2010
Age range:
17:0 – 25:0
Qualification level:
B
Completion time:

30 Minutes

Administration:

Paper and Pencil, Group or Individual

Other languages:
English

Product Details

This upward extension of the DASH identifies students with slow handwriting and provides relevant information for intervention planning.

Benefits

  • Provides standardized subtest scores.
  • Provides composite scores.
  • Offers reliability, based on data collected from a sample of 400 students across the UK in 2009.

Features

DASH 17+ includes 5 subtests.

  • Subtests examine fine motor and precision skills.
  • Tests the speed of producing well known symbolic material.
  • Tests the ability to alter speed of performance on two tasks with identical content and free writing competency.
  • Tests are administered and scored by hand.

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