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Download full textBurton, Rebecca S. – Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, 2011
When selecting a textbook, college instructors must weigh a variety of factors. One is whether the text is written at a level that is accessible to one's students. An important factor in this is how many technical words are used. I developed an index to calculate logodiversity, a term I coined that reflects the number of technical words and the…
Descriptors: Textbooks, College Science, Biology, Textbook Content
Peer reviewedCarrick, Tessa – Journal of Biological Education, 1978
Aspects of textbooks' readability are discussed and some recommendations are made. The results of applying three readability tests to 13 current textbooks are presented. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Biology, Instructional Materials, Readability, Readability Formulas
