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Peer reviewedMayes, Paul B. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1978
Twenty short versions of articles from Engineering Synopses and the corresponding original articles were compared for ease of reading. The synopses were found to be significantly more difficult to read. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Comparative Analysis, Comprehension, Periodicals
Peer reviewedGuthrie, John T. – Journal of Educational Research, 1972
Results of stepwise regression analyses of text characteristics on learning scores revealed that the same characteristics which predict comprehension also predict new learning. (Author/MB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 6, Learning Processes, Multiple Regression Analysis
Chall, Jeanne S. – 1977
Reading selections from six Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SAT) administered from 1947 to 1975 were analyzed to determine whether a decrease in the difficulty level of elementary and secondary textbooks, workbooks, and teachers' guides corresponded with the SAT score decline. Various indices of reading difficulty and challenge were used. Readability…
Descriptors: Assignments, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level
