Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ250378
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Publication Date: 1981
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A Readability Analysis of Selected Introductory Economics.
Gallagher, Daniel J.; Thompson, G. Rodney
Journal of Economic Education, v12 n2 p60-63 Sum 1981
To aid secondary school and college level economics teachers as they select textbooks for introductory economics courses, this article recounts how teachers can use the Flesch Reading Ease Test to measure readability. Data are presented on application of the Flesch Reading Ease Test to 15 introductory economics textbooks. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Economics, Economics Education, Higher Education, Readability, Tables (Data), Textbook Selection
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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