An Application of Readability Techniques to Prediction of Difficulty Level of Shorthand Dictation Materials
Institution: | North Texas State University |
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Year: | 1971 |
Keywords: | Shorthand; readability; Shorthand – Study and teaching.; Readability (Literary style) |
Record ID: | 1540571 |
Full text PDF: | http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278023/ |
It was the purpose of this study to determine whether one or a combination of adult readability formulas, when applied to shorthand dictation material, could predict difficulty, as well as to develop a shorthand formula for this specific purpose. In addition, the questions of comparative reliability and practicability were tested with respect to the two kinds of formulas as applied to the shorthand material.