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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
Brittain, Mary M. – 1985
A study examined basal readers and trade books in terms of reading ease as estimated by readability formulas and the incidence of figurative language. Based on an earlier study, the study had three major goals: to (1) assess and compare two reading series ("A" and "B") at each of two grade levels; (2) assess and compare…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Content Analysis, Elementary Education, Figurative Language
