Intrabook Readability: Variations within History Textbooks.

Bradley, John M.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1980-Oct

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Intrabook Readability: Variations within History Textbooks.

Bradley, John M.; And Others

Social Education, v44 n6 p524-28 Oct 1980

The article discusses a study to measure the readability of eight junior high school American history textbooks including "American History for Today" (Ginn and Company, 1977), "America! America" (Scott, Foresman, 1980), "Quest for Liberty: Investigating United States History" (Addison-Wesley, 1974), and "The American Adventure" (Allyn and Bacon, 1975).

Descriptors: History Instruction, Reading Achievement, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Student Characteristics, Textbook Evaluation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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