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Main Idea Clues.
O'Hear, Michael F.; Ashton, Patrick J. – Forum for Reading, 1989
Examines the relationship of readability to usage of main idea clues in introductory texts in sociology and in English composition texts. Concludes that use of main idea clues provides a useful supplement to readability formulas in evaluating college textbooks. (SR)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Postsecondary Education, Readability, Readability Formulas
Student Perception of Readability and Human Interest in Upper-Level Composition Textbooks.
Ramsey, Richard N.; And Others – Forum for Reading, 1994
Finds that student perceptions of readability and interest levels in two upper-level college composition texts varied from the Flesch and the Fry readability and human interest formulas. (SR)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Interests