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Peer reviewedCampbell, Anne – Journal of Reading, 1979
Explains why applying a readability formula to a content text is not enough to determine whether a student can read and understand the book. (MKM)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Mathematics Instruction, Readability, Readability Formulas
Download full textTownsend, Brenda S.; Wilkie, Carolyn J. – 1983
The first phase of a study investigating textbook readability and students' reading levels used three traditional formulas to assess the readability levels of 51 primary textbooks from college introductory social science courses in 7 disciplines. The second phase investigated the relationship between the readability levels of students' texts,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Grades (Scholastic)
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Two Year Coll. Student Development Center. – 1981
Intended as a resource of staff-tested activities for two-year college faculty, staff, and administrators, this manual is a compilation of representative materials from training workshops conducted, as a professional development project, to increase instructor skills and knowledge regarding intervention in reading deficiency of postsecondary…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, College Faculty, Content Area Reading, Faculty Development
