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Peer reviewedSpeigel, Dixie Lee; Wright, Jill D. – Journal of Reading, 1983
Discusses a study designed to explore teachers' attitudes toward text selection, focusing on text characteristics and reasons for a particular selection. (AEA)
Descriptors: Biology, Content Area Reading, Readability Formulas, Reading Research
Peer reviewedWright, Jill D.; Spiegel, Dixie Lee – American Biology Teacher, 1984
Discusses findings from a questionnaire survey of 622 biology teachers on: (1) how accurately they can judge readability of instructional materials; (2) what factors they consider when judging readability levels; and (3) if they considered differences in students' reading ability when selecting reading materials for them to use. (JN)
Descriptors: Biology, Content Area Reading, High Schools, Readability
