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Kincaid, J. P.; And Others – 1975
Three readability formulas were recalculated to be more suitable for Navy use. The three formulas are the Automated Readability Index (ARI), Fog Count, and Flesch Reading Ease Formula. They were derived from test results of 531 Navy enlisted personnel enrolled in four technical training schools. Personnel were tested for their reading…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Military Personnel, Readability, Readability Formulas
Peer reviewedFry, Edward – Language Arts, 1975
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Comprehension
Holliday, William G.; Braun, Carl – Viewpoints in Teaching and Learning, 1979
This article describes readability assessment methods used in science education, summarizes reported readability estimates of science textbooks, and recommends strategies for reducing the readability load of such materials. (JMF)
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Memory, Readability, Readability Formulas
Williams, Pamela Perrigo – Florida Vocational Journal, 1979
Discusses the importance of determining the reading difficulty of vocational materials. Explains how to determine the readability of materials, using the FORECAST Readability Formula, presenting guidelines on how to select sample passages, apply the Formula, and analyze the data. An example showing the Formula's use is provided. (LRA)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Guidelines, Instructional Materials, Measurement Techniques
Williams, Joanne – 1979
The Fry Graph for Estimating Readability (Extended) and George Magginnis' formula for passages shorter than 100 words were used in an investigation of the reading levels of 18 mathematics textbooks produced for grades one through six by three major publishers. The results indicated that the readability levels of the textbooks were inaccurate. Few…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Masters Theses, Mathematics Materials, Performance Factors
Download full textWilliams, Allan R., Jr.; And Others – 1974
This literature review documents the state-of-the-art of readability assessment and indicates directions for future research in readability measurement. The period since 1953 is emphasized, although there is some consideration of earlier work. Primary emphasis within the review is based on readability measurement; however, a final section is…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Literature Reviews, Readability, Readability Formulas
Haugh, Oscar M. – 1975
Readability has been gauged by such means as determining the length of individual words in a passage, analyzing types of sentences, and assessing numbers of subordinate clauses, prepositional phrases, modifiers, and so on. Probably the most successful formula has been the Dale-Chall method, which measures readability by determining the percentage…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Forsyth, Robert – 1976
The readability level of passages from three subtests of the Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED), Forms X-6 and Y-6, were compared with the readability level of passages selected from the Des Moines Resister, Reader's Digest, Time, Newsweek, Saturday Review, and 18 high school textbooks from the fields of social studies, science, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Content Area Reading, Literature, Natural Sciences
FLEMING, JAMES T. – 1967
THE CHILD'S ABILITY TO PERCEIVE THE DIFFICULTY OF READING MATERIALS WAS ASSESSED. A STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLE OF 60 FIFTH GRADERS IN MASSACHUSETTS WITH A MEAN IQ OF 115 SERVED AS SUBJECTS. MATERIALS WERE 32 SHORT, GRADED READING SELECTIONS IN 8 INTEREST CATEGORIES AND A COMPREHENSION TEST. SELECTIONS WERE AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF READABILITY.…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Readability, Reading Comprehension, Reading Level
Peer reviewedSchafer, Paul J. – Language Arts, 1976
Many of the award winning Newbery books have a readability level at the upper elementary grades. (JH)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Readability
Blair, Allen M. – Elementary English, 1971
Descriptors: Context Clues, Language Styles, Readability, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedWeintraub, Samuel – The Reading Teacher, 1968
Several studies on the use of the cloze procedure as a measure of readability and of comprehension are reviewed. These studies showed (1) that the cloze procedure proved a more reliable measure of readability for nonstandard reading materials than the commonly used readability formulas, (2) that cloze tests are valid and reliable predictors of the…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Readability, Reading Comprehension, Reading Level
Rosenshine, Barak – 1968
Horizontal readability, the analysis of essentially similar passages through classification of words and phrases according to their cognitive similarity, is discussed in relation to its usefulness in differentiating among materials designed for the same reading level. Three studies of horizontal readability in which passages were rated for high…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Readability, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulty
Siegel, Arthur I.; And Others – 1974
This report describes how to apply techniques that have been used in measuring the readability/comprehensibility and reading level of textural materials. A review of available readability/comprehensibility measurement techniques and of previous experimental studies into methods for developing such techniques is presented. As a result of this…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Readability, Reading, Reading Comprehension
Bormuth, John R., Ed. – 1968
This bulletin presents four papers on how to control, manipulate, and predict the readability of printed materials. The first paper describes trends in readability brought about by research tools developed by psychologists and linguists. The second paper explores the effects of word frequency in printed materials on comprehension and concludes…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Readability, Reading Comprehension, Reading Interests
