Textbook Analysis for Trade and Industrial Education.

Jones, Karen H.; Anderson, Dana M.

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ERIC Number: EJ478854

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Textbook Analysis for Trade and Industrial Education.

Jones, Karen H.; Anderson, Dana M.

Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, v31 n2 p70-93 Win 1994

Computer programs were used to analyze the readability of 61 textbooks used in secondary trade and industrial education. The formulas proved relatively equal in identifying difficulty levels. High human interest scores seemed to correlate with lower-level texts. (SK)

Descriptors: Microcomputers, Readability, Readability Formulas, Secondary Education, Textbooks, Trade and Industrial Education

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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