The Readability of College Astronomy and Physics Texts.

Dukes, R. J.; Kelly, S. A.

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Publication Date: 1979-Mar

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The Readability of College Astronomy and Physics Texts.

Dukes, R. J.; Kelly, S. A.

Physics Teacher, v17 n3 p168-73 Mar 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, Readability Formulas, Reading Level, Science Education, Secondary Education, Textbook Evaluation, Vocabulary

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Language: English

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