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Peer reviewedFusaro, Joseph A. – Reading Research and Instruction, 1988
Supports the results of a previous study that concluded that the Farr-Jenkins-Paterson formula resulted in a more difficult readability level than the Flesch Reading Ease formula, the Dale-Chall Readability formula, and the Fry Readability Graph, and that the Fry Readability Graph is accurate within one grade level. (MS)
Descriptors: Guides, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Research
Peer reviewedRygiel, Mary Ann – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1982
Examines readability formulas and examples of their misuse. Analyzes an essay by George Orwell which was given a grade 10 readability level by one formula and discusses characteristics of Orwell's style that refute the accuracy of formula rating. (HTH)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Material Selection
Peer reviewedCornaire, Claudette Marie – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1988
Two studies performed in secondary schools and at the University of Ottawa investigated the usefulness of Georges Henry's 1975 short readability formula, designed specifically for French, for evaluating instructional texts. (MSE)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Higher Education, Readability Formulas
Oshima, Lynette K. – 1980
The purpose of this study was to determine whether three procedures-- the cloze, maze, and intact cloze--were reliable and valid measures of readability. One hundred and eighty one sophomores were involved in the study. A passage, An Industrial Giant: Standard Oil Company, from the U.S. history textbook "The People Make a Nation"…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Educational Research, Readability Formulas, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHarris, Albert J.; Jacobson, Milton D. – Journal of Reading, 1976
Describes a computer formula which measures readability according to how well high school seniors comprehend reading passages. (RB)
Descriptors: Grade 12, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Achievement
