Readability Is in the Mind of the Reader.

Karlinsky, Stewart S.; Koch, Bruce S.

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ERIC Number: EJ289446

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Publication Date: 1983

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Readability Is in the Mind of the Reader.

Karlinsky, Stewart S.; Koch, Bruce S.

Journal of Business Communication, v20 n4 p57-69 Fall 1983

Found that standard readability indexes by themselves are not useful in measuring readability and comprehensibility of income tax material. Also casts doubt on the use of only readability indexes to measure insurance, labor, and real estate contracts. (PD)

Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Comprehension, Reading Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Flesch Reading Ease Formula

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