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ERIC Number: EJ289038
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Measuring the Inference Load of a Text.
Kemper, Susan
Journal of Educational Psychology, v75 n3 p391-401 Jun 1983
A new approach to measuring readability is proposed based on the analysis of texts as causally connected chains of actions, physical states, and mental states. Using the inference load formula reflecting the difficulty readers have in inferring causal connections, the difficulty of texts can be adjusted for readers differing in skill or knowledge. (Author/LC)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Prior Learning, Readability Formulas, Reading Comprehension, Reading Research, Textbook Content, Textbook Research, Textbooks
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Causal Inferences; Inference Load