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Peer reviewedMarshall, Nancy – Journal of Reading, 1979
Provides guidelines for analyzing and evaluating textbooks based on their comprehensibility rather than their readability. (MKM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Comprehension
Download full textReed, Keflyn Xavier – 1988
In spite of their limitations, readability formulas can help teachers determine whether there are differences between students' reading abilities and the difficulty levels of the textbooks they are required to use. A study was conducted to assess the reading levels of students and the readability levels of textbooks at five selected junior…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reader Text Relationship
Peer reviewedOlson, Margot A. – Community College Review, 1986
Reviews research findings about community college students' reading skill levels; the discrepancy between reading levels and the difficulty of college-level reading materials; reading program characteristics and effectiveness; textbook readibility formulas; and other methods of evaluating textbooks. Offers recommendations for reducing the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Difficulty Level, Program Evaluation, Readability Formulas
Levy, Stanley A.; Dixon, Melinda E. – 1982
In 1979, a study was conducted at Palomar College (PC) to measure student reading levels; to determine textbook readability in humanities, science, and vocational education courses; and to make recommendations for adjusting the curriculum and/or screening procedures in order to facilitate increased student success in reading technical content-area…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Humanities Instruction, Readability, Readability Formulas
