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ERIC Number: EJ255120
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Dec
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Catalogues and Consumerism: Don't Shoot from the Hip.
Harden, Harold D.; Taylor, J. Rodney
Phi Delta Kappan, v63 n4 p288 Dec 1981
Reports the results of evaluating 15 college catalogs using the Fry readability formula; 73 percent of the catalogs had readability levels at or above grade 17 suggesting that colleges need to adjust their materials to a younger audience. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Higher Education, Readability, School Catalogs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Fry Readability Formula