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ERIC Number: EJ392768
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Textbook Selection: Clearing the Fog.
Hollabaugh, Mark
Journal of College Science Teaching, v18 n5 p327-29 Mar-Apr 1989
Provides step-by-step procedures for developing an index which uses the Gunning Fog technique to evaluate the level of reading difficulty of textbooks. Cites examples, illustrations, and several warnings in the discussion. (RT)
Descriptors: College Science, Content Analysis, Difficulty Level, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques, Readability, Readability Formulas, Science Materials, Sciences, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Selection, Textbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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