Towards Accessible Learning: Deep Learning-Based Potential Dysgraphia Detection and OCR for Potentially Dysgraphic Handwriting

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Main Authors: D, Vydeki, Bhandari, Divyansh, Patil, Pranav Pratap, Kulkarni, Aarush Anand
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author D, Vydeki
Bhandari, Divyansh
Patil, Pranav Pratap
Kulkarni, Aarush Anand
author_facet D, Vydeki
Bhandari, Divyansh
Patil, Pranav Pratap
Kulkarni, Aarush Anand
contents Dysgraphia is a learning disorder that affects handwriting abilities, making it challenging for children to write legibly and consistently. Early detection and monitoring are crucial for providing timely support and interventions. This study applies deep learning techniques to address the dual tasks of dysgraphia detection and optical character recognition (OCR) on handwriting samples from children with potential dysgraphic symptoms. Using a dataset of handwritten samples from Malaysian schoolchildren, we developed a custom Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) model, alongside VGG16 and ResNet50, to classify handwriting as dysgraphic or non-dysgraphic. The custom CNN model outperformed the pre-trained models, achieving a test accuracy of 91.8% with high precision, recall, and AUC, demonstrating its robustness in identifying dysgraphic handwriting features. Additionally, an OCR pipeline was created to segment and recognize individual characters in dysgraphic handwriting, achieving a character recognition accuracy of approximately 43.5%. This research highlights the potential of deep learning in supporting dysgraphia assessment, laying a foundation for tools that could assist educators and clinicians in identifying dysgraphia and tracking handwriting progress over time. The findings contribute to advancements in assistive technologies for learning disabilities, offering hope for more accessible and accurate diagnostic tools in educational and clinical settings.
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spellingShingle Towards Accessible Learning: Deep Learning-Based Potential Dysgraphia Detection and OCR for Potentially Dysgraphic Handwriting
D, Vydeki
Bhandari, Divyansh
Patil, Pranav Pratap
Kulkarni, Aarush Anand
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Dysgraphia is a learning disorder that affects handwriting abilities, making it challenging for children to write legibly and consistently. Early detection and monitoring are crucial for providing timely support and interventions. This study applies deep learning techniques to address the dual tasks of dysgraphia detection and optical character recognition (OCR) on handwriting samples from children with potential dysgraphic symptoms. Using a dataset of handwritten samples from Malaysian schoolchildren, we developed a custom Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) model, alongside VGG16 and ResNet50, to classify handwriting as dysgraphic or non-dysgraphic. The custom CNN model outperformed the pre-trained models, achieving a test accuracy of 91.8% with high precision, recall, and AUC, demonstrating its robustness in identifying dysgraphic handwriting features. Additionally, an OCR pipeline was created to segment and recognize individual characters in dysgraphic handwriting, achieving a character recognition accuracy of approximately 43.5%. This research highlights the potential of deep learning in supporting dysgraphia assessment, laying a foundation for tools that could assist educators and clinicians in identifying dysgraphia and tracking handwriting progress over time. The findings contribute to advancements in assistive technologies for learning disabilities, offering hope for more accessible and accurate diagnostic tools in educational and clinical settings.
title Towards Accessible Learning: Deep Learning-Based Potential Dysgraphia Detection and OCR for Potentially Dysgraphic Handwriting
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.13595