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Download full textTugrul Gökmen Sahin; Mehmet Coskun – International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2023
The texts in the textbooks are one of the basic materials in terms of conveying elements such as achievement, value, and competence in the curriculum. The fact that the texts are suitable for the level of the students helps the students understand and analyze the text better. In this study, it is aimed at determining the readability levels of the…
Descriptors: Readability, Turkish, Textbooks, Anxiety
Peer reviewedDavison, Alice; Kantor, Robert N. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1982
Argues against the implicit use of readability formulas as guides to writing graded texts and urges experimental research to define the real factors constituting readability. (AEA)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Predictive Validity, Readability Formulas, Reading Research
Peer reviewedParkhurst, Bill – Change, 1979
The issue of readability vs academic standards in college textbooks is addressed. Problems in balancing both needs and other problems involving textbooks and the publishing industry, including textbook resales and routine revisions of texts, are discussed. (JMD)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Higher Education, Programed Instructional Materials, Publishing Industry
