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Janan, Dahlia; Wray, David – Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of the study is to review readability formulae and offer a critique, based on a comparison of the grading of a variety of texts given by six well-known formulae. Methodology: A total of 64 texts in English were selected either by or for native English speaking children aged between six and 11 years. Each text was assessed…
Descriptors: Readability Formulas, Readability, Accuracy, Word Frequency
Crossley, Scott A.; Allen, David B.; McNamara, Danielle S. – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2011
Texts are routinely simplified for language learners with authors relying on a variety of approaches and materials to assist them in making the texts more comprehensible. Readability measures are one such tool that authors can use when evaluating text comprehensibility. This study compares the Coh-Metrix Second Language (L2) Reading Index, a…
Descriptors: Readability, Readability Formulas, Word Processing, Psycholinguistics