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Noe, Katherine Schlick; Standal, Timothy C. – Computers, Reading and Language Arts, 1985
Suggests that common sense be applied when calculating text readability using a microcomputer. (CRH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMaddux, Cleborne D.; And Others – Computers in the Schools, 1989
Describes the use of the Flesch readability and interest formulae to evaluate textbooks intended for use in college level introductory educational computing courses. Variables that influence what textbook is chosen for a college course are discussed, and readability scores, human interest categories, and subject matter coverage are examined in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Higher Education, Introductory Courses
Brown, Francis J. – 1978
The Gunning Fog Index of readability indicates both the average length of words and the difficult words (three or more syllables) in written material. This document describes a business communication course at Wayne State University in which students calculate the Gunning Fog Index of two of their writing assignments with the aid of the…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs
Download full textSchwartz, Helen J. – 1980
A study was conducted to test whether quantitative feedback would help students write with the stylistic simplicity appropriate to their audience and purpose without sacrificing other elements of good writing. Two business and technical writing classes received identical reading assignments, classroom activities, and writing assignments; but one…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Research, Feedback, Higher Education
