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ERIC Number: EJ131388
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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How Useful Are Readability Formulas to Content-Area Teachers in Community Colleges?
Sternglass, Marilyn S.
Community College Frontiers, 4, 2, 24-28,49, Win 76
Three readability formulas are described, evaluated, and applied to selected textbook passages. However, the present state of the art indicates that, at best, teachers can gain only a very rough estimate of readability level from the existing diagnostic measures. (Author/NHM)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Level, Reading Material Selection, Textbook Selection, Two Year Colleges
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