Development of Kannada Handwriting Analysis Scale

This paper explains the procedure of developing and validating a scale constructed by the authors to measure the Kannada Handwriting of undergraduate students. The sample was selected purposively of Undergraduate students. The scale containing four elements is formulated based on 4 point criteria for each element. The four elements of Kannada Handwriting are Size of the letter, baseline, slant of writing and Space between the lines. Each Handwriting elements have four sub categories. Authors reviewed the previous studies on Handwriting analysis and listed out the personality traits of selected elements of Handwriting. The scoring procedure is prepared based the Graphology principles and previous research findings. The scale with 12 quality levels is formulated based on four elements of handwriting. The newly constructed tool had validity and reliability.