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Why readability formulas fail [PDF]
IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 1981 Being able to measure the readability of a text with a simple formula is an attractive prospect, and many groups have been using readability formulas in a variety of situations where estimates of text complexity are thought to be necessary. The most obvious and explicit use of readability formulas is by educational publishers designing basal and ...
Bertram Bruce
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Going Beyond Readability Formula: How Do Titles Contribute to the Readability of Essays? [PDF]
International Journal of TESOL Studies, 2020 The belief that genre specific reading provides numerous benefits for apprenticing writers is something we in the field of writing education value as an underlying constant. Accepting this, writing center directors stock their self-access library shelves
John R. Baker
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IEEE Access, 2021 Websites are rich resources for the public to access health information, and readability ensures whether the information can be comprehended. Apart from the linguistic features originated in traditional readability formulas, the reading ability of an ...
Yanmeng Liu +4 more
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Readability Formula for Instructional Materials in Science
Davao Research Journal, 2000 The study developed and validated a readability formula using measurable variables of readability for physics instructional materials. In developing the formula, .30 reading passages of no less than 100 words each were selected from 18 different books ...
Jonathan Bayogan
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Investigating Indonesian Textbooks Readability Using Fry Graph Formula
Tadris: Jurnal Keguruan dan Ilmu Tarbiyah, 2021 Learning the Indonesian language cannot be separated from the use of textbooks. In using textbooks, teachers must consider several aspects, especially text readability.
Eri Sarimanah +4 more
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Evaluating four readability formulas for Afrikaans
Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 2017 For almost a hundred years now, readability formulas have been used to measure how difficult it is to comprehend a given text. To date, four readability formulas have been developed for Afrikaans.
Jansen, Carel +2 more
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Text readability and intuitive simplification: A comparison of readability formulas [PDF]
Reading in a Foreign Language, 2011 Texts are routinely simplified for language learners with authors relying on a variety of approaches and materials to assist them in making the texts more comprehensible. Readability measures are one such tool that authors can use when evaluating text comprehensibility.
Crossley, Scott A. +2 more
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Traditional Readability Formulas Compared for English
CoRR, 2023 Traditional English readability formulas, or equations, were largely developed in the 20th century. Nonetheless, many researchers still rely on them for various NLP applications. This phenomenon is presumably due to the convenience and straightforwardness of readability formulas. In this work, we contribute to the NLP community by 1.
Bruce W. Lee, Jason Hyung-Jong Lee
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Reassessing the Accuracy and Use of Readability Formulae
Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2014 Purpose – The purpose of the study is to review readability formulae and offer a critique, based on a comparison of the grading of a variety of texts given by six well-known formulae. Methodology – A total of 64 texts in English were selected either
Dahlia Janan, David Wray
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Examining the readability of patient-informed consent forms
Open Access Journal of Clinical Trials, 2010 Marli Terblanche, Lesley BurgessTREAD Research/Cardiology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Tygerberg Hospital and University of Stellenbosch, Parow, South AfricaPrimary objective: To investigate the readability of informed consent forms (ICF) used ...
Marli Terblanche, Lesley Burgess
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