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Download full textBORMUTH, JOHN R. – 1967
READABILITY RESEARCHERS HAVE MADE ADVANCES IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, INCREASING THE ACCURACY OF READABILITY FORMULAS BY AS MUCH AS 75 PERCENT. THIS PROGRESS WAS POSSIBLE LARGELY BECAUSE RESEARCHERS IN SEVERAL DISCIPLINES DEVELOPED RESEARCH TOOLS WHICH AIDED IN THE STUDY OF READABILITY. PSYCHOLOGISTS DEVELOPED THE CLOZE PROCEDURE INTO AN ACCURATE AND…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Grammar, Readability, Syntax
BORMUTH, JOHN R. – 1967
THE CLOZE READABILITY PROCEDURE FOR EVALUATING THE COMPREHENSION DIFFICULTY OF WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS WAS STUDIED. RESEARCH BEARING ON THE VALIDITY, THE FORMAL CHARACTERISTICS, AND THE APPLICATION OF THE CLOZE READABILITY PROCEDURE ARE REVIEWED. THE RESEARCH ON VALIDITY IS ARRANGED UNDER THE FOLLOWING TOPICS--MEASUREMENT OF POST-READING…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Measurement Instruments, Measurement Techniques, Program Evaluation
BORMUTH, JOHN R. – 1967
THE CLOZE READABILITY PROCEDURE WAS EXAMINED TO DETERMINE ITS UTILITY AS A DEVICE FOR EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS. THE POSSIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A METHOD, WHICH INCORPORATES THE CLOZE PROCEDURE, FOR MAKING CRITERION REFERENCE TESTS OVER VERBALLY PRESENTED INSTRUCTION WAS ALSO INVESTIGATED. A DISCUSSION OF CLOZE RESEARCH,…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
BORMUTH, JOHN R. – 1964
A STUDY WHICH DEALT WITH ONE ASPECT OF THE QUESTION OF WHY ONE LANGUAGE IS EASY TO COMPREHEND WHILE ANOTHER IS NOT WAS REPORTED. SPECIFICALLY, IT STUDIED THE PROBLEM OF INCREASING THE PRECISION OF READABILITY PREDICTION. THE OBJECTIVES WERE (1) TO DETERMINE THE FORMS AND STRENGTHS OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN COMPREHENSION DIFFICULTY OF LANGUAGE…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Instructional Materials, Linguistics, Material Development
BORMUTH, JOHN R. – 1968
THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF STUDIES DESIGNED TO INVESTIGATE THE SUITABILITY OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS WITH REGARD TO LEVELS OF DIFFICULTY IS REPORTED. THE STUDY ATTEMPTED TO DETERMINE WHETHER SOME RANGE OF DIFFICULTY MAXIMIZED THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION STUDENTS GAIN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF READING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. IN ORDER TO FORM 129 PAIRS…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Independent Study, Informal Reading Inventories, Information Processing
BORMUTH, JOHN R. – 1966
IN AN EFFORT TO DEVELOP ACCURATE FORMULAS FOR PREDICTING AND CONTROLLING THE READABILITY OF LANGUAGE, FIVE BASIC PROBLEMS WERE STUDIED--(1) THE VARIOUS FEATURES OF WRITING STYLE AS LINEARLY RELATED TO COMPREHENSION DIFFICULTIES, (2) THE CHANGE OF STRENGTHS OF RELATIONSHIPS AS A FUNCTION OF READING ABILITY, (3) READABILITY PREDICTION MADE UPON…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Data Processing, Grade 4, Grade 5
