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Direct linkAlbadi, Nouf Mohammed; O'Toole, John Mitchell; Harkins, Jean – Issues in Educational Research, 2017
English for specific purposes research reveals that learners at a variety of levels experience difficulty reading science text, sufficient to impede their acquisition of science understanding. However, little research exists regarding subject-specific language styles or reading difficulty in Arabic. Difficulties with specialised language may…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Science, Physics, Semitic Languages
Peer reviewedSchool Science Review, 1984
Presents (1) a computer program which combines three readability formulas; (2) an investigation on the comparability of A-level physics grades; and (3) a study in specialized work experience. (JN)
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Physics, Readability Formulas, Science Education
Peer reviewedDukes, R. J.; Kelly, S. A. – Physics Teacher, 1979
Discusses the meaning of readability, and describes several popular methods of assessing it. Gives the results of the application of one particular method to a selection of elementary astronomy and physics texts. (Author/GA)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Books, Higher Education, Physics
Peer reviewedDukes, Robert J., Jr.; Strauch, Katina – Physics Teacher, 1983
Parts 1 and 2 (SE 524 424 and 527 089) described Flesch readability for determining a text's reading level and results of applying the test to astronomy/physics textbooks. This part presents results for a new sample of texts, including calculus-level texts. A comparison with high school physics texts is provided. (JM)
Descriptors: Astronomy, College Science, Difficulty Level, High Schools
