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| Reading Research Quarterly | 8 |
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| Carver, Ronald P. | 2 |
| Allignton, Richard L. | 1 |
| Bjornsson, C. H. | 1 |
| Davison, Alice | 1 |
| Fitzgerald, Gisela G. | 1 |
| Johnston, Peter H. | 1 |
| Kantor, Robert N. | 1 |
| Kibby, Michael W. | 1 |
| Klare, George R. | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
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Peer reviewedFitzgerald, Gisela G. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1980
Takes issue with E. Fry's widely accepted claim that the average readability of a book is ascertainable on the basis of only three samples; reports that numerous samples were needed to estimate readability means of 36 basal workbooks. (MKM)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Elementary Education, Readability, Readability Formulas
Peer reviewedCarver, Ronald P. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1975
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Measurement Instruments, Readability
Peer reviewedCarver, Ronald P. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1975
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Measurement Instruments, Readability
Peer reviewedJohnston, Peter H.; Allignton, Richard L. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1983
Criticizes a study of the reliability and validity of curriculum-based reading inventories by L. S. Fuchs, D. Fuchs, and S. L. Deno and raises questions regarding the study's internal and external validity. (AEA)
Descriptors: Informal Reading Inventories, Readability Formulas, Reading Research, Research Methodology
Peer reviewedKlare, George R. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1974
Reviews formulas and related predictive devices that tell whether a particular piece of writing is likely to be readable to a particular group of readers. (RB)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Literature Reviews, Measurement Instruments, Readability
Peer reviewedBjornsson, C. H. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1983
Determined the readability of large circulation, metropolitan newspapers in 11 different languages using the formula of sentence length plus word length. Swedish language newspapers were the most readable, Russian language newspapers the lease. (AEA)
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Foreign Language Periodicals, Media Research, Newspapers
Peer reviewedDavison, Alice; Kantor, Robert N. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1982
Argues against the implicit use of readability formulas as guides to writing graded texts and urges experimental research to define the real factors constituting readability. (AEA)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Predictive Validity, Readability Formulas, Reading Research
Peer reviewedKibby, Michael W. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1975
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Literature Reviews
