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Peer reviewedDunsmore, G. A. – AEDS Journal, 1985
Assesses readability levels of selected elementary level microcomputer courseware by using the readability formulas of Dale-Chall and Spache; describes these established formulas; compares assessments with publishers' statements of courseware suitability; and compares results of the manually calculated Dale-Chall and Spache formulas with results…
Descriptors: Courseware, Elementary Education, Instructional Material Evaluation, Measurement Techniques
Smith, Lawrence L. – 1975
The six tables presented in this paper were prepared in the belief that more educators would use the Harris-Jacobson Readability Formulas if the operations employed in those formulas to determine the estimated readability level of materials could be completed more quickly and with fewer calculations. Instructions for using the tables are included.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Measurement Techniques, Readability Formulas, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedMetoyer-Duran, Cheryl – College and Research Libraries, 1993
Describes a study that examined the readability of papers "College and Research Libraries" accepted, rejected, and published for 1990 and 1991. Results showing a statistically significant difference for the text of papers but not for abstracts are reported, and topics for further research are suggested. (Contains six references.) (EAM)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Academic Libraries, Difficulty Level, Higher Education
