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Readability Of Instructional Materials And Usability Of Online Learning Environment: Their Relations To The Development Of Authentic And Contingent Knowledge, Lisa Casper, Jeanne M. Myers, Chris L. Yuen May 2015

Readability Of Instructional Materials And Usability Of Online Learning Environment: Their Relations To The Development Of Authentic And Contingent Knowledge, Lisa Casper, Jeanne M. Myers, Chris L. Yuen

Adult Education Research Conference

This research project correlates authentic knowledge with the readability of instructional materials and contingent knowledge with usability of the online learning environment. Based on thematic analyses in above two areas, we propose a model that governs how adult learners develop authentic and contingent knowledge in an intertwined manner.


Analysis Of Cycle 2 Science Textbooks Representation Of Scientific Literacy And Readability Level, Aisha Abdulla Salem Al Qaydi Al Qaydi May 2015

Analysis Of Cycle 2 Science Textbooks Representation Of Scientific Literacy And Readability Level, Aisha Abdulla Salem Al Qaydi Al Qaydi

Theses

For over half a century, textbooks have played a decisive role in teaching and learning activities. In today’s classrooms, textbooks serve as primary teaching instruments and greatly influence how knowledge is delivered and communicated. With the development of the society, a majority of teachers use textbooks to guide their instruction. On the other hand, readability of textbooks is an important construct for both educators and textbook authors. Finding the right fit between the students’ reading ability and the text difficulty is an important and challenging task for teachers. This study is about how scientific content is presented and represented in …