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Peer reviewedSchneider, David E. – Communication Education, 1992
Reports on the evaluation of readability levels of 16 public speaking textbooks and 7 skills-oriented interpersonal communication textbooks. Finds sizable differences among public speaking textbooks. Advocates using readability data in the process of textbook selection and suggests how to do so. (SR)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication, Readability
Peer reviewedWolinski, John T.; Bozman, Maurice W. – Social Studies, 1983
The Raygor Readability Estimate, described in this article, is much like the widely used Fry Readability Graph, except that it determines vocabulary difficulty by counting words of six or more letters, rather than by counting syllables. An evaluation found that Raygor was faster and easier to use and more objective than the Fry method. (RM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education, Readability Formulas
Peer reviewedGillen, Barry; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1977
Twenty-seven social psychology textbooks were rated for Flesch readability, student readability, Flesch interest, student interest, and student recommendation. (ND)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
