Readability measurement has been a problem to the teacher for a long time. A solution to this problem may have finally been found in a recent study by John R. Bormuth entitled, "Development of Readability Analyses." (Washington: U.S. Office of Education, Bureau of Research, 1969). (MR)

Describes research evaluating teacher critical reading ability and finding that chronological age is inversely related to critical reading test performance. (AN)

Replies to Pauk's investigation, raising some questions about it and defending his own readability measure. (MD)

Finding the readability level that challenges the child at his optimum level of instructional performance can help teachers provide for individual differences. (Author/RY)

Examined the usefulness of terminology in psychoeducational reports with students, teachers, and psychology interns rating the usefulness of 25 terms frequently found in reports. Results showed significant differences in usefulness ratings, depending on major, category, and whether or not the rater had taken a special education course. (WAS)

Argues that both redundancy and propositional analysis (a strategy for analyzing meaning in a text) help to reveal the nature of the reader-text interaction and are two of the important missing elements in readability. (FL)

Describes a study which examined how to improve the readability of maps for upper elementary and middle school students. Data were gathered through interviews with 96 students who were asked a series of questions requiring the interpretation of one of four experimental maps. (AM)

Describes two software routines developed for authors of Navy training materials. SCAT (Systems for Computer Automated Typesetting) automatically composes and formats text, merging it with stored graphics, while CRES (Computer Readability Editing System) aids in writing readable text at the desired level. A six-item bibliography and eight…

Discusses a prototype computer program designed to calculate readability levels and explains why such a program is needed. Calls for support from others who can assist in the program's development. (FL)

The Flesch formula was used to calculate the readability of 15 financial accounting textbooks. The 15 textbooks represented introductory, intermediate, and advanced levels and also were classified by five different publishers. Two-way analysis of variance and Tukey's post hoc analysis revealed some significant differences. (Author/CT)

Examines the readability of texts in basic junior level college courses in the fields of management, marketing, and finance. The readability model is described, along with its application and results. Specific texts and how they fared are listed in accompanying tables. (CT)

Assesses the range of reading difficulty in three sets of encyclopedias by correlating readability with grade levels. (AEA)

To aid secondary school and college level economics teachers as they select textbooks for introductory economics courses, this article recounts how teachers can use the Flesch Reading Ease Test to measure readability. Data are presented on application of the Flesch Reading Ease Test to 15 introductory economics textbooks. (Author/DB)

The authors present a 20-item inventory for textbook selection designed to supplement the Fry Formula or the Raygor Estimate readability tests. The authors argue that a harmonious relationship should exist between the text, its author, its intended readers, and the instructor. (Author/PGD)