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Ozasa, Toshiaki; Weir, George R. S.; Fukui, Masayasu – Themes in Science and Technology Education, 2010
We have been engaged in developing a readability index and its application software attuned for Japanese EFL learners. The index program, Ozasa-Fukui Year Level Program, Ver. 1.0, was used in developing the readability metric Ozasa-Fukui Year Level Index but tended to assume a high level of computer knowledge in its users. As a result, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Computer Software, Readability
Aspen Institute, 2012
What is meant by text complexity is a measurement of how challenging a particular text is to read. There are a myriad of different ways of explaining what makes text challenging to read, from the sophistication of the vocabulary employed to the length of its sentences to even measurements of how the text as a whole coheres. Research shows that no…
Descriptors: State Standards, Predictor Variables, Reading Ability, College Readiness
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Fiore, Gregory N. – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1989
This article presents a technique that builds linear equations to approximate Fry's readability graph. A BASIC program building the linear equations and providing the grade levels is provided. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematical Applications
Oates, Rita Haugh – Quill and Scroll, 1987
Reviews several software packages that analyze text readability, check for spelling and style problems, offer desktop publishing capabilities, teach interviewing skills, and teach grammar using a computer game. (SRT)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Uses in Education