Essays about: "Flesch Reading Ease Formula"

Found 3 essays containing the words Flesch Reading Ease Formula.

  1. 1. An Analysis of Readability of Standard Measurements in English Textbooks by Swedish Publishers from the 90’s to 2016

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Mia Leander; [2016]
    Keywords : English textbooks; Coh-Metrix; Readability; Flesch Reading Ease Formula; grade 7.;

    Abstract : Teachers employ traditional readability measurements to estimate text difficulty when assigning textbooks to meet the students’ current proficiency level. The purpose of this study was to see if modern textbooks published by five major publishing companies in Sweden were more difficult to read according to traditional readability formula compared to textbooks published in the 90’s. READ MORE

  2. 2. Readability in sustainability reporting before and after the financial crisis of 2008

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Kalle Ernfjord; Carl Gustafsson; [2015-01-16]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Problem: Sustainability reporting is becoming more and more of a standard business practice. However, during the financial crisis of 2008, many companies experienced hard times from an economic perspective. This could have led to a decrease, an increase or no effect on the level of readability in sustainability reporting. READ MORE

  3. 3. Readability : an Analysis of English Textbooks for Swedish School Years 7-9

    University essay from Avdelningen för humaniora; Akademin för utbildning och ekonomi

    Author : Liselott Langeborg; [2010]
    Keywords : Linguistics; English textbook series; Flesch-Kincaid Readability Formula; Flesch Reading Ease Formula; Readability;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to analyze texts from four English textbook series for Swedish school years 7-9 as regards their readability and to investigate whether the text difficulty progresses within series with grade level and with each assigned difficulty level. The study also wished to make comparisons between these textbook series to determine if they are equivalent as regards their average readability level. READ MORE