Detailed Assessment of Speed of Handwriting
DASH 17+- The Detailed Assessment of Speed of Handwriting (DASH 17+) is a reliable, age-appropriate measure of handwriting speed for students aged 17-25 years in further and higher education.
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DASH-2 was published in March 2024 - combining DASH 17+ and DASH. - DASH-2 - Now available to order!
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DASH 17+ Manual
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DASH 17+ Q-global Manual
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Overview
- Publication date:
- 2010
- Age range:
- 17 years to 25 years
- Qualification level:
- A
- Telepractice:
- Guidance on using this test in your telepractice
Product Details
The DASH 17+ provides a reliable, age-appropriate measure of handwriting speed for students aged 17-25 years in further and higher education. Benefits
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ResourcesDetailed Assessment of Speed of Handwriting (DASH 17+) - DASH 17+ Approved for DSAPearson Assessment is pleased to confirm that the Detailed Assessment of Speed of Handwriting (DASH 17+), (Barnett, A; Henderson, S.E; Scheib, B; Schulz, J, 2010), has recently been approved for assessing students for the Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA) in the area of writing. DASH 17+ is a statistically reliable, nationally representative assessment and is the only standardised test recommended by the SpLD Assessment Standards Committee for this area. As a child gets older, slow handwriting can become a major issue and performance in examinations can be affected (Connelly, Dockrell & Barnett, 2005; Connelly, Campbell, MacLean & Barnes, 2006). It is therefore crucial that those with handwriting difficulties, including those with inadequate speed, are identified and supported. One example of the DASH 17+’s discriminative validity is shown in a small research study undertaken at the time of standardisation, of age-matched controls with and without dyslexia. The groups showed statistically significant differences on all of the core DASH 17+ tasks, indicating that the students with dyslexia wrote more slowly than their age-peers without dyslexia. Students with dyslexia actually report that writing is their biggest and most persistent problem (Hatcher, Snowling & Griffiths, 2002; Mortimore & Crozier, 2006). The DASH 17+ can be individually or group administered by tutors, teachers or psychologists to students in further and higher education in the age range 17.0 – 25.11 years. It is an upwards extension of the best selling DASH, 2007 and the full battery can be administered in 30 minutes. The five subtests which examine perceptual-motor competence include among others a free writing task and a task to examine a student’s ability to increase speed while maintaining legibility. Information from the DASH 17+ also provides relevant information for planning intervention.
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