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Peer reviewedLayton, James R. – Journal of Reading, 1980
Provides a chart to be used with the Dale-Chall Readability Formula to simplify computation of readability level. (MKM)
Descriptors: Charts, Elementary Secondary Education, Readability Formulas, Reading Research
Peer reviewedMcConnell, Campbell R. – Journal of Reading, 1982
Determines from empirical information on the application of four readability formulas to a group of widely used college economics textbooks that there is no consistency in the absolute reading levels or the rank orderings of these books. (AEA)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Economics, Higher Education, Readability


