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Peer reviewedEberwein, Lowell D. – Reading World, 1979
Reports two investigations, one related to the readability of certain basal readers and the other related to teacher knowledge of varying levels of readability of textbooks.
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Elementary Education, Readability, Readability Formulas
Peer reviewedDuffelmeyer, Frederick A. – Reading World, 1982
Evaluates the practicability of the Singer Eyeball Estimate of Readability (SEER) techniques with 32 college students. Reveals that only two of the students met SEER's criterion for being considered acceptable judges. Concludes that the criterion is overly stringent and proposes a revised criterion designed to make the SEER technique more…
Descriptors: College Students, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Readability Formulas
