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Peer reviewedNale, Robert D.; Rauch, Dennis A.; Barr, Peter B. – Journal of Workplace Learning: Employee Counselling Today, 1998
Readability indices were used to evaluate job-related reading matter; comparison with high school textbooks was made to determine a reading-level gap. A minimum high school reading comprehension level was assumed in workplace materials; textbooks often exhibited lower scores on reading formulas. (SK)
Descriptors: Employment Qualifications, High Schools, Organizational Communication, Readability Formulas
Download full textKern, Richard P. – 1980
This report was prepared to assist the United States Army in evaluating the usefulness of readability formulas in identifying material that will be comprehended by readers at a given reading skill level. Existing readability methods and research findings were reviewed against three major criterion questions and the findings are discussed. The…
Descriptors: Adults, Functional Reading, Job Training, Military Training
