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A Second Look at the Validity of Readability Formulas
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Klare, George R. – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1976
Identifies and describes major factors interacting with readability measures in 36 experimental studies analyzing the validity of such measures. (RB)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Comprehension
La lisibilite: Essai d'application de la formule courte 'Henry au francais langue etrangere (Readability: Trial Application of Henry's Short Formula to French as a Foreign Language).
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Cornaire, Claudette Marie – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1988
Two studies performed in secondary schools and at the University of Ottawa investigated the usefulness of Georges Henry's 1975 short readability formula, designed specifically for French, for evaluating instructional texts. (MSE)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Higher Education, Readability Formulas
Measuring Prose Difficulty Using the Rauding Scale
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Carver, Ronald P. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1975
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Measurement Instruments, Readability
A Response to Kibby's Criticisms of the Rauding Scale Research
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Carver, Ronald P. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1975
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Measurement Instruments, Readability
The Proper Study of Readability: A Reaction to Carver's "Measuring Prose Difficulty Using the Rauding Scale"
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Kibby, Michael W. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1975
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Literature Reviews