COACH - Cumulative online algorithm for classification of handwriting deficiencies

Ariella Richardson, Sarit Kraus, Patrice L. Weiss, Sara Rosenblum

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Abstract

In this paper we present COACH - a Cumulative Online Algorithm for Classification of Handwriting deficiencies. A description of our algorithm along with a performance evaluation of COACH on real data is provided. COACH is an innovative algorithm designed for building an online handwriting evaluation tool to be used for classifying and remediating handwriting deficiencies. COACH adapts learning and data mining techniques from AI to handwriting deficiency classification in an innovative fashion. Until now handwriting classification has been performed manually by trained therapists causing expensive and subjective evaluation. This application lowers the cost of evaluation, increases objectiveness, and enables repeated testing that can accompany therapy. COACH is evaluated on real data obtained from children with poor handwriting using a digitizer tablet. Results show that COACH manages to successfully differentiate between poor to proficient handwriting. Differentiation is obtained even after using data from only a few words. These results prove that COACH is a promising emerging application for online evaluation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAAAI-08/IAAI-08 Proceedings - 23rd AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the 20th Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence Conference
Pages1725-1730
Number of pages6
StatePublished - 2008
Event23rd AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the 20th Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence Conference, AAAI-08/IAAI-08 - Chicago, IL, United States
Duration: 13 Jul 200817 Jul 2008

Publication series

NameProceedings of the National Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Volume3

Conference

Conference23rd AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the 20th Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence Conference, AAAI-08/IAAI-08
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago, IL
Period13/07/0817/07/08

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Artificial Intelligence

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