Microcomputer Literature and Special Needs Students. Ascertaining whether Literacy Requirements Pose Real or Artificial Barriers.

Thornton, L. Jay

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ERIC Number: EJ299132

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Publication Date: 1984

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Microcomputer Literature and Special Needs Students. Ascertaining whether Literacy Requirements Pose Real or Artificial Barriers.

Thornton, L. Jay

Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, v6 n3 p15-16,20 Spr 1984

Based on findings of a study analyzing microcomputer literature using the Flesch procedures, the author recommends that readability formulas not be used in assessing such instructional materials. (SK)

Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Instructional Materials, Microcomputers, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Ability

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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