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Comparing Rasch Calibration of Passage Reading Difficulty with Spache or Dale-Chall Passage Readability Estimates.

Kidder, Steven J. – 1977

The utility and precision of scaling 200 relatively short reading passages were analyzed using a Rasch-based measurement technique as compared to readability estimates using the Spache or Dale-Chall formulas. In addition, a regression model was specified for predicting the grade level of a text a student could literally comprehend based on…

Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education, Readability

Comparison of Reading Readiness of Vocational-Technical Student and the Success Attained in These Courses. Final Report.

Sherrell, Eugene G. – 1978

A Missouri study was conducted to investigate the reading abilities of the average vocational technical student to determine if this reading ability was commensurate with the material the student was assigned to read, and to compare the effectiveness of the reading ability to success in completing a vocational course of study. In order to secure…

Descriptors: High School Students, Instructional Materials, Readability, Readability Formulas