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A Study to Determine the Reading Levels of the Math Texts in Grades 1 through 6 Published by Holt, Reinhart and Winston, Scott, Foresman and Field Education Publishers.

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

Reading Grade Levels of Navy Rate Training Manuals and Non-Resident Career Courses. Final Report.

Biersner, Robert J. – 1975

Reading Grade Levels (RGLs) of 185 Rate Training Manuals (RTMs) and 188 Non-Resident Career Courses (NRCCs) were determined using the Flesch Reading Ease Score. Results indicated that the majority of the RTMs and NRCCs were written at the lower college grade level. The RGLs vary widely within each RTM and NRCC, ranging from the seventh grade to…

Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Military Science, Performance Factors, Postsecondary Education