Assessing Potential Difficulties in Comprehending Fourth Grade Science Textbooks.

Wood, Terry L.; Wood, William L.

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ERIC Number: EJ380892

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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Assessing Potential Difficulties in Comprehending Fourth Grade Science Textbooks.

Wood, Terry L.; Wood, William L.

Science Education, v72 n5 p561-74 Oct 1988

Examines the reading level and potential comprehension level of 10 fourth-grade science textbooks. Reports that there is a great deal of variability between and within the science texts. (YP)

Descriptors: Comprehension, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Grade 4, Readability, Science Education, Science Materials, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Standards, Textbooks

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Reports - Research

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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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