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Peer reviewedMcCuaig, Susannah M.; Hutchings, Barton – Journal of Reading, 1975
Describes Fry's Readability Graph for determing the variations in difficulty throughout textbooks. (RB)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Measurement Instruments, Readability, Readability Formulas
Peer reviewedAgnihotri, R. K.; Khanna, A. L. – Journal of Reading, 1992
Shows how a number of readability measures developed in English were applied to a textbook written in Hindi. Emphasizes that the more recent approaches to readability that focus on syntax, conceptual difficulty, and organization are a teacher's best help in selecting materials for students. (SR)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Foreign Countries, Hindi, Readability
Peer reviewedMaxwell, Martha – Journal of Reading, 1978
Discusses the difficulty of determining the readability of textual material. (MKM)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Readability
Peer reviewedCline, Terry A. – Journal of Reading, 1972
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Readability, Reading, Reading Research
Peer reviewedGalloway, Priscilla – Journal of Reading, 1973
A sampling of students and their teachers discovers the readability of twelve secondary school textbooks. (RB)
Descriptors: Readability, Reading Research, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students
Peer reviewedClewell, Suzanne F; Cliffton, Anne M. – Journal of Reading, 1983
Presents guidelines for use in examining the comprehensibility of a textbook, questions to ask about the book, and suggestions for using the guide questions. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines, Readability
