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Peer reviewedKretschmer, Joseph C. – Reading Teacher, 1976
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Literature Reviews, Measurement Instruments, Readability
Peer reviewedKlare, George R. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1974
Reviews formulas and related predictive devices that tell whether a particular piece of writing is likely to be readable to a particular group of readers. (RB)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Literature Reviews, Measurement Instruments, Readability
Sherrell, Eugene G. – 1978
A Missouri study was conducted to investigate the reading abilities of the average vocational technical student to determine if this reading ability was commensurate with the material the student was assigned to read, and to compare the effectiveness of the reading ability to success in completing a vocational course of study. In order to secure…
Descriptors: High School Students, Instructional Materials, Readability, Readability Formulas
Download full textMiller, Maurice; And Others – 1978
The reading abilities of low achieving high school students at two schools were compared to the readability levels of the magazines in which they showed interest. The median tested reading ability of these students was reported as third/fourth grade by their reading teachers. The reading specialist at one high school reported that boys had an…
Descriptors: High School Students, Low Achievement, Periodicals, Readability
