Readability Formulas: Pluses and Minuses.

Rygiel, Mary Ann

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ERIC Number: EJ271168

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Publication Date: 1982

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Readability Formulas: Pluses and Minuses.

Rygiel, Mary Ann

Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v9 n1 p45-49 Fall 1982

Examines readability formulas and examples of their misuse. Analyzes an essay by George Orwell which was given a grade 10 readability level by one formula and discusses characteristics of Orwell's style that refute the accuracy of formula rating. (HTH)

Descriptors: Content Analysis, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Material Selection, Reliability, Secondary Education, Validity

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Language: English

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