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Peer reviewedSmith, Ron F.; Smith, Kay L. – Journal of Reading, 1984
Reports on a study that examined 15 randomly selected issues of a newspaper to determine if the readability scores for stories written in different writing styles are consistent when assessed by different tests. (HOD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Newspapers, Readability
Peer reviewedJohns, Jerry L.; Wheat, Thomas E. – Journal of Reading, 1984
Examines the differences between readability levels of human interest stories and current affairs articles in two daily newspapers. (AEA)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, News Writing, Newspapers, Readability
Peer reviewedMacCormick, Kristina; Pursel, Janet E. – Journal of Reading, 1982
Assesses the range of reading difficulty in three sets of encyclopedias by correlating readability with grade levels. (AEA)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level, Encyclopedias, Higher Education
Peer reviewedDaines, Delva; Mason, Lynne G. – Journal of Reading, 1972
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Graphs, Measurement Instruments, Readability
Peer reviewedJohns, Jerry L. – Journal of Reading, 1984
Reports on a study that examined differences in the comprehension scores achieved by seventh and eighth grade students on Form 1 and Form 3 of the Gates-MacGinitie, Level E. (HOD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 7, Grade 8
Peer reviewedChance, Larry – Journal of Reading, 1985
Reports on a study that compared the use of the cloze procedure with an oral reading test to assess students' reading abilities, concluding that teachers could use cloze to place students in content area textbooks.(HOD)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Comparative Analysis, Content Area Reading, Oral Reading
