The Reading Ability of College Freshmen Compared to the Readability of Their Textbooks.

Kurzman, Maurice

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ERIC Number: EJ103974

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Publication Date: 1974

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The Reading Ability of College Freshmen Compared to the Readability of Their Textbooks

Kurzman, Maurice

Reading Improvement, 11, 2, 13-25, F 74

Confirms findings of other studies indicating that textbooks used by college freshmen were in most cases several grade levels above the students' reading abilities. (RB)

Descriptors: College Freshmen, Higher Education, Readability, Reading Ability, Reading Materials, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Research

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