Writing for Human Performance: Relating Reading Research to Document Design.

Spyridakis, Jan H.; Wenger, Michael J.

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Publication Date: 1992

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Writing for Human Performance: Relating Reading Research to Document Design.

Spyridakis, Jan H.; Wenger, Michael J.

Technical Communication, v39 n2 p202-15 May 1992

Reviews models of reading performance as an organizing framework for understanding findings from empirical studies of text and reader factors. Reviews numerous empirical studies of text design and reader variables and their effects on comprehension. Aims to help readers understand this research and its implications in document design decisions. (SR)

Descriptors: Higher Education, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Comprehension, Reading Research, Technical Writing, Text Structure

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - General

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Language: English

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