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A Framework for Readability Research: Moving beyond Herbert Spencer.
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Harris, Albert J.; Jacobson, Milton D. – Journal of Reading, 1979
Reviews readability research and suggests priorities for future research in the area. (MKM)
Descriptors: Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Research, Research Needs
How Many Samples Give a Good Readability Estimate?--The Fry Graph.
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Fitzgerald, Gisela G. – Journal of Reading, 1981
Research indicates that three samples may not give a good indication of a workbook's narrative readability level. (MKM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Readability Formulas, Reading Research, Reliability
A Chart for Computing the Dale-Chall Readability Formula above Fourth Grade Level.
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Layton, 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
Five Readability Estimates: Differential Effects of Simplifying a Document.
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Trapini, Fred; Walmsley, Sean – Journal of Reading, 1981
Findings indicate that different readability formulas will not record the same degree of change in readability level if easier synonyms are inserted, sentences shortened, or text rewritten for simplification. (MKM)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Functional Reading, Readability, Readability Formulas
A Comparison of Readability Formulae as Applied to Newspaper Stories.
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Smith, Ron F.; Smith, Kay L. – Journal of Reading, 1984
Reports on a study that examined 15 randomly selected issues of a newspaper to determine if the readability scores for stories written in different writing styles are consistent when assessed by different tests. (HOD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Newspapers, Readability
Readability Formulas as Applied to College Economics Textbooks.
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McConnell, 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
A Concurrent Validity Study of the Raygor Readability Estimate.
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Baldwin, R. Scott; Kaufman, Rhonda K. – Journal of Reading, 1979
Attempts to determine whether the Raygor graph produces readability estimates compatible with estimates derived from the Fry graph, whether the Raygor graph is less time-consuming, and whether it lends itself to greater computational accuracy. (DD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Readability, Readability Formulas
ERIC/RCS: Readability Formulas
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Monteith, Mary K. – Journal of Reading, 1976
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Measurement Instruments, Readability, Readability Formulas
An Examination of the McCall-Crabbs Standard Test Lessons in Reading.
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Jacobson, Milton D.; And Others – Journal of Reading, 1978
Concludes that after 50 years, the McCall-Crabbs norms are out of date and need to be revised. (MKM)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Needs, Norms, Readability
The Fry Graph: Validation of the College Levels.
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Longo, Judith A. – Journal of Reading, 1982
Validates the college-level designation of the Fry Graph using comparative validity data. (AEA)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Readability Formulas, Reading Materials
Research: Readability and Comprehensibility.
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Marshall, Nancy – Journal of Reading, 1979
Provides guidelines for analyzing and evaluating textbooks based on their comprehensibility rather than their readability. (MKM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Comprehension
Predicting Twelth Graders' Comprehension Scores
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Harris, Albert J.; Jacobson, Milton D. – Journal of Reading, 1976
Describes a computer formula which measures readability according to how well high school seniors comprehend reading passages. (RB)
Descriptors: Grade 12, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Achievement
A Readability Formula for Short Passages.
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Fry, Edward – Journal of Reading, 1990
Presents a readability formula suitable for passages from 40 to 99 words (provided they contain at least 3 sentences). (RS)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education, Measurement Techniques
Using the LAB Method to Estimate a Book's Readability Variation.
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Bradley, John M.; Ames, Wilbur S. – Journal of Reading, 1984
Describes the Luiten, Ames, Bradley Readability Variation Method for estimating the variation within a text. Concludes that it is practical and relatively accurate. (HOD)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Difficulty Level, Evaluation Methods, Readability
Readability, Syntactic Transformations, and Generative Semantics
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Hansell, T. Stevenson – Journal of Reading, 1976
Raises doubts about the validity of readability formulas. (RB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Measurement Instruments, Readability, Readability Formulas
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