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Lix and Rix: Variations on a Little-Known Readability Index.

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Anderson, Jonathan – Journal of Reading, 1983

Indicates that the Rix modification of the Lix Readability Formula is easy to calculate, correlates highly with other popular formulas, and is useful for materials for grades 3 through 12. (AEA)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Readability Formulas, Test Reliability, Test Validity

Using the LAB Method to Estimate a Book's Readability Variation.

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Bradley, John M.; Ames, Wilbur S. – Journal of Reading, 1984

Describes the Luiten, Ames, Bradley Readability Variation Method for estimating the variation within a text. Concludes that it is practical and relatively accurate. (HOD)

Descriptors: Content Analysis, Difficulty Level, Evaluation Methods, Readability

Is the Degrees of Reading Power Test Valid or Invalid?

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Carver, Ronald P. – Journal of Reading, 1985

Argues that the Degrees of Reading Power test is not a valid tool for its main purpose, matching students to appropriate texts, because the test's units of text difficulty are not uniformly comparable to the test's units used to reflect a reader's ability. (HOD)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Ability

A Response to "Is the Degrees of Reading Power Test Valid or Invalid?"

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Bormuth, John R. – Journal of Reading, 1985

Explains significant but accounted for factors that affected the validity of the Degrees of Reading Power Test. (HOD)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Prior Learning, Readability, Readability Formulas

Comparative Readability: Four Formulas and Newbery Books

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Guidry, Loyd J.; Knight, D. Frances – Journal of Reading, 1976

Describes an adjustment factor which makes readability formulas more accurate. (RB)

Descriptors: Books, Evaluation Methods, Literature Reviews, Measurement Instruments

A Second Generation Readability Formula for Vietnamese.

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Nguyen, Liem T.; Henkin, Alan B. – Journal of Reading, 1985

Describes a revised readability formula for Vietnamese that differentiates between Vietnamese and Sino-Vietnamese compound words and discusses its validity and reliability. (HOD)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Readability Formulas, Reading Research