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A Second Look at the Validityl of Readability Formulas
Abstract
In this paper major factors interacting with readability measures in validity studies are identified and described. The basis for the analysis presented are thirty-six experimental studies of the effect of readability variables upon reader comprehension and/or retention. Emphasis is placed on the interacting nature of the factors involved.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Klare, G. R.
- Affiliations
- Ohio University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Klare, George R.
- Venue
- Journal of Reading Behavior
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1976-06
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 129-152
- ISSN
- 0022-4111 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1491067015
- Cited by
- 115
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 1.65
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Reading Behavior (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Text Readability and Simplification
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Reading and Literacy Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Second Language Acquisition and Learning
- Keywords
- readability formulas, validity, reader comprehension, retention, interaction effects, text complexity
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