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Peer reviewedMaddux, Cleborne D.; Candler, Ann D. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1985
Examination of 13 college textbooks on education of the gifted and talented revealed a wide range of difficulty and interest levels. A wide variety of subject topics was found, with little agreement among authors concerning appropriate subject matter. Some important topics, such as career educational planning, received surprisingly little…
Descriptors: Gifted, Readability, Talent, Textbook Content
Maddux, Cleborne D.; Candler, Ann C. – Diagnostique, 1984
Ten textbooks on psychological and educational assessment in special education were analyzed with the Flesch formula for reading ease and interest. Reading levels were surprisingly low, human interest scores of eight of the books were classified as "dull," and great disparity was found in the topics treated by the various authors. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Higher Education, Readability, Special Education
Peer reviewedMaddux, Cleborne D.; Candler, Ann – Behavioral Disorders, 1986
Analyzed with the Flesch formula for reading ease and interest were 29 textbooks on education of children with behavioral disorders and/or emotional disturbance. Reading levels were surprisingly low. Great disparity was found in the topics treated by the various authors. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances, Readability, Textbook Content
Peer reviewedMaddux, Cleborne D.; Candler, Ann – Mental Retardation, 1990
Ten introductory textbooks on mental retardation were analyzed with the Flesch formula for reading ease and interest. All texts fell in the "difficult, college level" category for complexity, but seven were classified as "dull" and three "mildly interesting." Most included adequate organizational aids, and agreement…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Mental Retardation, Readability, Readability Formulas
