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Peer reviewedFusaro, Joseph A. – Reading Research and Instruction, 1988
Supports the results of a previous study that concluded that the Farr-Jenkins-Paterson formula resulted in a more difficult readability level than the Flesch Reading Ease formula, the Dale-Chall Readability formula, and the Fry Readability Graph, and that the Fry Readability Graph is accurate within one grade level. (MS)
Descriptors: Guides, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Research
Peer reviewedGreene, Beth G. – Reading Research and Instruction, 1991
Provides a 17-item annotated bibliography addressing issues of measures of readability for languages other than English, the mismatch between student reading ability and text readability, and promising new approaches to readability. (MG)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Measurement Techniques, Readability, Readability Formulas
Direct linkHewitt, Margaret A.; Homan, Susan P. – Reading Research and Instruction, 2004
Test validity issues considered by test developers and school districts rarely include individual item readability levels. In this study, items from a major standardized test were examined for individual item readability level and item difficulty. The Homan-Hewitt Readability Formula was applied to items across three grade levels. Results of…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Items, Standardized Tests, Readability Formulas
