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A Computer Calculated Index.
Brown, Francis J. – 1978
The Gunning Fog Index of readability indicates both the average length of words and the difficult words (three or more syllables) in written material. This document describes a business communication course at Wayne State University in which students calculate the Gunning Fog Index of two of their writing assignments with the aid of the…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs
Teaching Stylistic Simplicity with a Computerized Readability Formula.
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Schwartz, Helen J. – 1980
A study was conducted to test whether quantitative feedback would help students write with the stylistic simplicity appropriate to their audience and purpose without sacrificing other elements of good writing. Two business and technical writing classes received identical reading assignments, classroom activities, and writing assignments; but one…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Research, Feedback, Higher Education