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A Comparison of Two Noncomputational Readability Techniques.
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Duffelmeyer, Frederick A. – Reading Teacher, 1982
Reveals that the Rauding Scale of Prose Difficulty provides results closer to Spache and Dale-Chall values than does the Singer Eyeball Estimate of Readability (SEER) technique. (FL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, Readability
Estimating Readability with a Computer: Beware the Aura of Precision.
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Duffelmeyer, Frederick A. – Reading Teacher, 1985
Argues that, while computers make the computation of readability formulas easy, teachers should not forget the need to apply judgment and common sense to the results. Discusses RIXRATE, a computerized version of the Rix index and compares its performance to that of the Rauding Scale. (FL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Microcomputers, Readability