Evaluating the Readability of School Textbooks: An Indian Study.

Agnihotri, R. K.; Khanna, A. L.

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ERIC Number: EJ435526

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Publication Date: 1992

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Evaluating the Readability of School Textbooks: An Indian Study.

Agnihotri, R. K.; Khanna, A. L.

Journal of Reading, v35 n4 p282-88 Dec-Jan 1991-92

Shows how a number of readability measures developed in English were applied to a textbook written in Hindi. Emphasizes that the more recent approaches to readability that focus on syntax, conceptual difficulty, and organization are a teacher's best help in selecting materials for students. (SR)

Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Foreign Countries, Hindi, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Research, Text Structure, Textbook Research, Textbook Selection, Textbooks

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: India

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