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Students' Comprehensions Ability on a Digital Storybook: A Quasi Experiment Research with Fry Readability Analysis
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Hendratno; Nurul Istiq’faroh; Fajar Nur Yasin; Amiruddin Hadi Wibowo; Abd. Ghofur – International Journal of Language Education, 2025
This study aims to determine the effectiveness of Fry readability-based digital storybooks on reading comprehension skills among elementary school students. The method used in this study was an experimental research design with a pretest-posttest control group design to measure students' reading comprehension skills. The sample of this study was…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Story Reading, Reading Comprehension, Benchmarking
Graph for Estimating Readability--Extended.
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Fry, Edward – Canadian Library Journal, 1980
Describes the procedure for determining the readability of a book or article in terms of approximate grade level. (CHC)
Descriptors: Graphs, Measurement Techniques, Readability, Readability Formulas
A Readability Graph for Librarians, Part I
Fry, Edward B. – Sch Libr, 1969
A recently developed readability formula which requires little time and few mathematical computations is explained. (Editor)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Graphs, Readability
A Readability Graph for Librarians, Part II
Gaver, Mary V. – Sch Libr, 1969
The author demonstrates the simplicity in using the Readability graph, and illustrates her comments with specific examples. (Editor)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Graphs, Readability
Readability of Selected Academic Library Guides.
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Peterson, Lorna; Coniglio, Jamie W. – RQ, 1987
Library user guides from seven large academic libraries were examined for readability using microcomputer software for analysis. Results indicated that most guides are written at or above a reading level of grade 12. Appendices summarize readability formulas and depict in a composite graph the levels of all of the guides examined. (16 references)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Graphs, Library Guides
A READABILITY FORMULA THAT SAVES TIME.
FRY, EDWARD – 1967
A REVISION OF THE READABILITY GRAPH WITH DIRECTIONS FOR ITS USE AND VALIDTIY DATA ARE PRESENTED. THE USE OF THE GRAPH INVOLVES WORD SAMPLES, NUMBER OF SENTENCES, AND NUMBER OF SYLLABLES. THE LATTER TWO ARE PLOTTED ON A GRAPH TO ASCERTAIN GRADE LEVELS. THE CORRELATIONS OF THE READABILITY GRAPH WITH THE DALE-CHALL, FLESCH, AND SPACHE FORMULAS ARE…
Descriptors: Graphs, Predictive Validity, Readability, Readability Formulas
A New Measure of Assessing Document Complexity: The PMOSE/IKIRSCH Document Readability Formula.
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Mosenthal, Peter B.; Kirsch, Irwin S. – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 1998
Describes the PMOSE/IKIRSCH document readability formula, which provides a measure of document complexity (looking at structure and density) of a wide array of different document types (including lists, schedules, tables, graphs, charts, indexes, time lines, maps, calendars, and forms). Discusses implications of the formula in terms of document…
Descriptors: Charts, Difficulty Level, Graphs, Higher Education
Research on Reading in Secondary Schools: A Semi-Annual Report, Volume 2, Number 2. Monograph Number Three.
Vaughan, Joseph L., Jr., Ed.; Gaus, Paula J., Ed. – 1979
This monograph is the third in a series of semiannual reports of research related to reading in secondary schools. The first section of the monograph is made up of three research studies on the validation of teaching procedures to facilitate students' comprehension of content area texts, the graph-reading abilities of seventh grade students, and a…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Educational Research, Graphs, Learning Theories