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Download full textDavison, Alice – 1981
Readability formulas were originally conceived of as being evaluative measures. However, if a text is being rewritten or revised so that it matches a particular level of ability in its intended readers, it is rather inescapable that readability formulas will influence the changes made. Tacitly or not, formulas now are used to diagnose what causes…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Difficulties
