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ERIC Number: EJ244696
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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An In-Depth Study of the Readability of a Social Studies Textbook.
Ames, Wilbur S.; Bradley, John M.
Social Studies, v72 n2 p77-81 Mar-Apr 1981
Findings from a Fry readability test indicated that the readability of "This Is America's Story" was about ninth-grade level but that many junior high school students would find the text too difficult because of readability variation. (DB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Junior High School Students, Readability, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Textbook Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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