ThUS: A Non-Formula Readability Measure.

Lowe, A. J.

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ERIC Number: EJ207928

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Publication Date: 1979

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ThUS: A Non-Formula Readability Measure.

Lowe, A. J.

Reading Improvement, v16 n2 p155-57 Sum 1979

Explains how education majors try to learn to recognize thought unit sentences (ThUS's) and to gauge their difficulty. Shows examples of simple writing and discusses the task of writing ThUS's to match style and level of author. Gives a rationale for doing a readability analysis in this way. (FL)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Content Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques, Program Content, Program Descriptions, Readability, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Sentence Structure, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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