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Use of the cloze procedure as a criterion for measuring the readability of selected patient education materials for older adults

Creator:

Holcomb, Carol Ann

Abstract:

Purpose: The major purpose of this study was to determine the readability of selected patient education materials for older adults using the cloze procedure as a criterion. Actual cloze test scores from three selected passages on hypertension were compared with the Coleman readability scores on those same passages. Age and...

Resource Type:

Dissertation
A process for the evaluation of learner goals, reading comprehension, and program impact as elements of adult literacy programs

Creator:

Haddon, R. Lance

Abstract:

National statistics indicate that as many as 23 million adults in the United States are illiterate and another 40 million lack literacy skills necessary to function effectively or on more than a narrow basis in this society. People without literacy skills or who have only marginal reading ability find themselves...

Resource Type:

Dissertation