Development and preliminary evaluation of a computer-assisted assessment tool for Chinese prewriting skills in preschoolers
Jinjin Chen
IntroductionWriting readiness is a critical milestone for children transitioning from preschool to formal schooling. This preliminary study introduces the Chinese Pre-writing Assessment Tool (CPAT), a computer-assisted instrument designed to provide an objective evaluation of pre-writing skills. Unlike traditional measures, the CPAT uniquely integrates both perceptual-motor and linguistic-cognitive components tailored to the Chinese writing system.MethodsA preliminary evaluation was conducted wi