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Peer reviewedSchatzberg-Smith, Kathleen – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1989
Reviews the literature and research on readability. Examines early formulas that relied on sentence length and difficulty of vocabulary, the subsequent use of cloze procedure to measure text readability, and other factors now recognized as influences on the comprehensibility of a text. Concludes that readability formulas have not served education…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Literature Reviews, Readability, Readability Formulas
Peer reviewedConnatser, Bradford R. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1999
Proposes that readability formulas cannot predict text difficulty. Presents results of an experiment designed to demonstrate that "text difficulty" is determined by individual differences (perception) and not by the objective qualities of a text. (NH)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Individual Differences, Readability Formulas, Reader Text Relationship
