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Peer reviewedLowe, A. J. – Reading Improvement, 1979
Explains how education majors try to learn to recognize thought unit sentences (ThUS's) and to gauge their difficulty. Shows examples of simple writing and discusses the task of writing ThUS's to match style and level of author. Gives a rationale for doing a readability analysis in this way. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Content Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Higher Education
Peer reviewedRing, John W. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1983
Describes a reading assessment technique (different from most reading level evaluations) involving identification of the concepts for study, categorizing the statements about the concept, and analysis both within and between texts. Analysis allows teacher to make judgments relating to convenient order of concepts, rate of development, and…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Concept Formation, Evaluation Methods, High Schools
