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Qualitative Assessment of Text Difficulty. A Practical Guide for Teachers and Writers. Working Paper Series.
Chall, Jeanne S.; Bissex, Glenda L.; Conard, Sue S.; Harris-Sharples, Susan – 1996
This book presents a method for the qualitative assessment of text difficulty, a method that relies on a total impression rather than on an analysis of text features. The method is based on matching samples of text to exemplars that have been scaled for comprehension difficulty. These exemplars range in difficulty from those suitable for the…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Difficulty Level, Evaluation Methods, Qualitative Research
Constructing Matching Texts in Two Languages: The Application of Propositional Analysis.
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Valdes, Guadalupe; And Others – NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education, 1984
Discusses how current procedures for selecting/constructing equivalent texts may lead to error because of their specific limitations; proposes the utilization of micro-propositional analysis coupled with word-frequency lists and readability formulas for constructing "matching" texts; presents some procedures which researchers working in…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Difficulty Level, English, Multilingual Materials
Considerateness of Fifth-Grade Social Studies Texts.
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McCabe, Patrick P. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1993
Reports on a study of "considerateness" of five fifth-grade social studies textbooks. Identifies four elements of considerateness: (1) readability level; (2) placement of relevant pictures or illustrations; (3) use of subtitles; and (4) use of words and phrases to connect ideas within and between sentences. (CFR)
Descriptors: Captions, Content Analysis, Grade 5, Illustrations
Characterizations in High-Interest/Low-Vocabulary Level Fiction.
Williams, Helen E. – School Library Journal, 1987
Analyzes 25 high-interest low-vocabulary fiction books and compares them to representative young adult literature in terms of 10 characteristics: youthful protagonist; adolescent's interpretation; direct exposition, dialogue, and confrontation; structural conventions; independent protagonist; consequential events; authoritative portrayals;…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, High Interest Low Vocabulary Books
Textbook Selection: Clearing the Fog.
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Hollabaugh, Mark – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1989
Provides step-by-step procedures for developing an index which uses the Gunning Fog technique to evaluate the level of reading difficulty of textbooks. Cites examples, illustrations, and several warnings in the discussion. (RT)
Descriptors: College Science, Content Analysis, Difficulty Level, Evaluation Methods
Business Communication: From the Ideal to the Practicable. Association for Business Communication Southwest Division 1985 Proceedings (New Orleans, Louisiana, March 7-9, 1985).
Bruno, Sam J., Ed. – 1985
These proceedings present 12 articles that suggest opportunities for scholars and practitioners to contribute to business communication. The papers are organized into four sections, each composed of three papers. The papers in Part I, Specialized Communication Techniques, are: "Does Style Affect the Reader's Image of the Writer?" (James Suchan),…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Business Communication, Business Correspondence, Business Education