Analyzing Handwriting Legibility in Children Using Smart Vs. Traditional Pen

Handwriting, traditionally acquired through paper, pen, or pencil, is crucial for children’s development, learning, and communication. The legibility of letters holds crucial implications for children’s composition and even self-esteem. In order to ensure legibility, timely input from educators and parents is essential, although it primarily depends on their experience. With current technological advancements, smartpens, augmented with sensing capabilities, could offer a novel approach providing feedback. However, it is unclear if the smartpen’s weight and form factor could affect children’s handwriting legibility is unclearsmartpen’s weight and form factor could affect children’s handwriting legibility. This study involves 16 children aged 9 to 11, comparing legibility writing from traditional pens and smartpens in a writing task. Legibility, assessed using the Handwriting Legibility Scale, shows equivalence between pens. The findings endorse the potential of smartpens to enhance learning experiences by leveraging their sensing capabilities without compromising legibility.