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Download full textOzasa, Toshiaki; Weir, George R. S.; Fukui, Masayasu – Themes in Science and Technology Education, 2010
We have been engaged in developing a readability index and its application software attuned for Japanese EFL learners. The index program, Ozasa-Fukui Year Level Program, Ver. 1.0, was used in developing the readability metric Ozasa-Fukui Year Level Index but tended to assume a high level of computer knowledge in its users. As a result, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Computer Software, Readability
Peer reviewedPeterson, Lorna; Coniglio, Jamie W. – RQ, 1987
Library user guides from seven large academic libraries were examined for readability using microcomputer software for analysis. Results indicated that most guides are written at or above a reading level of grade 12. Appendices summarize readability formulas and depict in a composite graph the levels of all of the guides examined. (16 references)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Graphs, Library Guides
Peer reviewedLehner, Franz – Information Processing and Management, 1993
Discusses methods of textual documentation that can be used for software documentation. Highlights include measurement of text comprehensibility; methods for the measurement of documentation quality, including readability and the Cloze Procedure; tools for the measurement of text readability; and the development of the Reading Measurability…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Computer Software, Documentation, Hypermedia
Peer reviewedFry, Edward B. – Journal of Reading, 1987
Outlines the current uses of readability measures in education, business, and government. (SRT)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Computer Software, Court Litigation, Government Publications
Peer reviewedKotula, Andrea Winokur – Topics in Language Disorders, 2003
The matching of students with language learning disabilities and dyslexia to appropriate reading materials is discussed, and formal and informal methods are presented for determining reading levels for accuracy, fluency, and comprehension instruction and practice. The Spache Readability Formula, the New Dale-Challe Readability Formula, and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Dyslexia, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
