An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Selected Readability Formulas Applied to Secondary Texts.

Keenan, Donna

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Publication Date: 1982

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An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Selected Readability Formulas Applied to Secondary Texts.

Keenan, Donna

Reading Horizons, v22 n2 p123-28 Win 1982

Suggests that the popular and simple readability formulas may not be accurate enough to predict the instructional materials best suited to the reading abilities of secondary school students. (FL)

Descriptors: Readability Formulas, Reading Research, Secondary Education, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Textbook Selection, Textbooks

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Language: English

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