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ERIC Number: EJ258479
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1982-Jan
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The Effect of Reduced Readability Text Materials on Comprehension and Biology Achievement.
Wright, Jill D.
Science Education, v66 n1 p3-13 Jan 1982
High school biology content was rewritten in an attempt to reduce reading difficulties for students (N=265). After four weeks of use of reduced readability materials, no significant differences in achievement were apparent. (PB)
Descriptors: Achievement, Biology, Cloze Procedure, Educational Research, Genetics, Readability, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Secondary School Students, Textbook Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Fry Readability Formula
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