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Comparison Of Readability Indices With Grades 1-5 Narrative And Expository Texts, Susan Beth Harden
Comparison Of Readability Indices With Grades 1-5 Narrative And Expository Texts, Susan Beth Harden
Wayne State University Dissertations
The problem that exists when using one or more readability indexes to ascertain a text grade level is the varied outcomes received on any given text from readability indexes that purport to measure the same construct. This study aims to provide practitioners with data to make informed decisions regarding interchangeability of readability indexes. A total of n = 244 narrative (n = 116) and expository texts (n = 128) passages from grades 1-5 were evaluated using the following readability indexes: Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level, Fry Graph, Spache, Dale-Chall, Gunning Fog, and Smog. Fifteen (15) comparison sets were analyzed using Bland-Altman method …