Descriptor
Source
| Journal of Reading | 85 |
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Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 8 |
| Teachers | 2 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Dale Chall Readability Formula | 4 |
| Degrees of Reading Power Test | 2 |
| Fry Readability Formula | 1 |
| Gates MacGinitie Reading Tests | 1 |
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Peer reviewedHarris, Albert J.; Jacobson, Milton D. – Journal of Reading, 1979
Reviews readability research and suggests priorities for future research in the area. (MKM)
Descriptors: Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Research, Research Needs
Peer reviewedTrapini, Fred; Walmsley, Sean – Journal of Reading, 1981
Findings indicate that different readability formulas will not record the same degree of change in readability level if easier synonyms are inserted, sentences shortened, or text rewritten for simplification. (MKM)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Functional Reading, Readability, Readability Formulas
Peer reviewedSmith, Ron F.; Smith, Kay L. – Journal of Reading, 1984
Reports on a study that examined 15 randomly selected issues of a newspaper to determine if the readability scores for stories written in different writing styles are consistent when assessed by different tests. (HOD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Newspapers, Readability
Peer reviewedMcCuaig, Susannah M.; Hutchings, Barton – Journal of Reading, 1975
Describes Fry's Readability Graph for determing the variations in difficulty throughout textbooks. (RB)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Measurement Instruments, Readability, Readability Formulas
Peer reviewedHittleman, Daniel K. – Journal of Reading, 1978
Advocates using the cloze procedure and varying the criteria of success, according to the group, in order to determine the readability of instructional materials. (MKM)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Instructional Materials, Readability, Readability Formulas
Peer reviewedMcConnell, Campbell R. – Journal of Reading, 1982
Determines from empirical information on the application of four readability formulas to a group of widely used college economics textbooks that there is no consistency in the absolute reading levels or the rank orderings of these books. (AEA)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Economics, Higher Education, Readability
Peer reviewedBaldwin, R. Scott; Kaufman, Rhonda K. – Journal of Reading, 1979
Attempts to determine whether the Raygor graph produces readability estimates compatible with estimates derived from the Fry graph, whether the Raygor graph is less time-consuming, and whether it lends itself to greater computational accuracy. (DD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Readability, Readability Formulas
Peer reviewedMonteith, Mary K. – Journal of Reading, 1976
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Measurement Instruments, Readability, Readability Formulas
Peer reviewedVaughan, Joseph L., Jr. – Journal of Reading, 1976
Compares the Fry, Dale-Chall, and SMOG readability formulas and cautions users about their limitations. (RB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Measurement Instruments, Predictive Measurement, Predictive Validity
Peer reviewedJacobson, Milton D.; And Others – Journal of Reading, 1978
Concludes that after 50 years, the McCall-Crabbs norms are out of date and need to be revised. (MKM)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Needs, Norms, Readability
Peer reviewedFry, Edward – Journal of Reading, 1977
Discusses why proper nouns should be counted and how to count syllables and words, recent work on the validity of readability formulas, and the readability graph extrapolated to college level. (JM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques, Readability
Peer reviewedMarshall, Nancy – Journal of Reading, 1979
Provides guidelines for analyzing and evaluating textbooks based on their comprehensibility rather than their readability. (MKM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedNelson, Joan – Journal of Reading, 1978
Suggests caution in using readability formulas in determining how to use a textbook for instruction and suggests other factors to consider. (MKM)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Readability
Peer reviewedHarris, Albert J.; Jacobson, Milton D. – Journal of Reading, 1976
Describes a computer formula which measures readability according to how well high school seniors comprehend reading passages. (RB)
Descriptors: Grade 12, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Achievement
Peer reviewedFry, Edward B. – Journal of Reading, 1987
Outlines the current uses of readability measures in education, business, and government. (SRT)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Computer Software, Court Litigation, Government Publications
