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Williams, Pamela Perrigo – Florida Vocational Journal, 1979
Discusses the importance of determining the reading difficulty of vocational materials. Explains how to determine the readability of materials, using the FORECAST Readability Formula, presenting guidelines on how to select sample passages, apply the Formula, and analyze the data. An example showing the Formula's use is provided. (LRA)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Guidelines, Instructional Materials, Measurement Techniques
Download full textLantz, Chris – 1994
To what extent can photographic readability be formalized for use as a criterion in the evaluation of instructional materials? The purpose of this study was to develop and pilot test a readability index for evaluating photographic illustrations in instructional materials. The index uses an interdisciplinary battery of methods adapted from the…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Cognitive Measurement, Comprehension, Criteria
