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Standal, Timothy C. – Social Education, 1981
Proposes modifying standard readability formulas, such as the Fry and Flesch, by determining which words in a given passage would be taught as vocabulary words. These words are given the value of one syllable. In examples using this method, the readability is reduced from eighth to fourth grade. (KC)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Readability, Readability Formulas
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Kemper, Susan – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1983
A new approach to measuring readability is proposed based on the analysis of texts as causally connected chains of actions, physical states, and mental states. Using the inference load formula reflecting the difficulty readers have in inferring causal connections, the difficulty of texts can be adjusted for readers differing in skill or knowledge.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Prior Learning, Readability Formulas, Reading Comprehension
Ramsey, Richard; O'Hear, Michael – Forum for Reading, 1985
When readability formulas are used to review workbooks and textbooks their value is limited because application techniques have failed to take into consideration the exercises and examples in these books. The O'Hear and Ramsey (OR) Corrective technique has been developed to alleviate this problem. It allows readability data to be used accurately…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education
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Maxwell, John – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
This article introduces and discusses some aspects of the complex problem of textbook reform, and suggests what the future holds for textbooks. (DCS)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Sewall, Gilbert T. – 1987
United States history as a linchpin in the school curriculum and as a potentially exciting, sometimes electrifying, subject was the conviction underlying this analysis of U.S. history textbooks. This assessment investigates the capacity of leading U.S. social studies and history textbooks to inspire the imagination of students through effective…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 11, Grade 5, Grade 8
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Sewall, Gilbert T., Ed. – Social Studies Review, 1992
This documents consists of 12 issues of a journal that seeks to provide information and reviews concerning social studies textbooks; each issue consists of 16 pages. Contents in the 12 issues include: (1) California control over textbook content; (2) "skills" teaching in elementary-level social studies texts; (3) readability formulas;…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Economics Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction