THE VARIANCE AMONGST THE RESULTS OF READABILITY FORMULAS REGARDING U.S. HISTORY TEXTBOOKS

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Main Author:	Instone, Elizabeth A.
Language:	English
Published:	Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK 2011
Subjects:	Education readability
Online Access:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1300739565

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spelling	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-bgsu13007395652021-08-03T05:29:32Z THE VARIANCE AMONGST THE RESULTS OF READABILITY FORMULAS REGARDING U.S. HISTORY TEXTBOOKS Instone, Elizabeth A. Education readability Many U .S. history teachers use textbooks as the primary reading in their classrooms. Generally, the textbooks are written at a higher readability level than the grade level for which the text is intended. Also, the reliability of the readability levels published by textbook companies should be questioned. This investigation sought to explore the readability of textbooks for use in U. S. history classes. The research question in this study was: What is the variability of the three different readability formulas on selected U. S. history textbooks? In the study, three readability formulas were analyzed: the Flesch-Kincaid, Gunning (FOG), and Fry Graph. Three U. S. history textbooks previously used in classrooms were chosen for the study. Descriptive statistics were used to determine the variance amongst the results. The results show there was a great amount of variance amongst the readability formulas regarding U. S. history textbooks. Teachers should be aware of the variability amongst the formulas and question the readability level provided by the publishers. 2011-03-22 English text Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1300739565 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1300739565 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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THE VARIANCE AMONGST THE RESULTS OF READABILITY FORMULAS REGARDING U.S. HISTORY TEXTBOOKS

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