Readability: Blind Faith in Numbers?.

McConnell, Campbell

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Publication Date: 1983

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Readability: Blind Faith in Numbers?

McConnell, Campbell

Journal of Economic Education, v14 n1 p65-71 Win 1983

The Flesch reading formula is questioned as being appropriate for evaluating college economics textbooks. The Dale-Chall, Modified Dale-Chall, Fry, and Flesch formulas were used to evaluate nine introductory textbooks. There was little or no consistency in either the absolute reading levels or the rank orderings. (Author/AM)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Economics Education, Educational Research, Higher Education, Readability Formulas, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Textbook Content

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Dale Chall Readability Formula; Flesch Reading Ease Formula; Fry Readability Formula

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