Preparing and Selecting Printed Educational Materials for Adult New Readers. Information Series No. 9 [electronic resource] / Edwin L. Simpson and Philip W. Loveall.

This study, in the form of a research review, is designed to aid adult educators as they work in curriculum development and materials selection activities. Its purpose is to provide a guide for evaluation by providing recommended guidelines for the analysis of learning material, a suggested instrume...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author: Simpson, Edwin L.
Corporate Authors: ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education, Northern Illinois University. Department of Secondary and Adult Education
Other Authors: Loveall, Philip W.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1976.
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Summary:This study, in the form of a research review, is designed to aid adult educators as they work in curriculum development and materials selection activities. Its purpose is to provide a guide for evaluation by providing recommended guidelines for the analysis of learning material, a suggested instrument for evaluation, and how to use the instrument. The major contents are grouped under six headings: (1) Background and Scope of the Study, (2) Significant Findings from Major Literacy Studies and Programs, (3) Readability, which emphasizes the physical characteristics of adult education materials, (4) Content Analysis, (5) Expressed Needs of Readers and Their Selections, and (6) Implications for Adult Educators. The appendixes cover half the document and include a complete description of the suggested evaluation instrument: Material Analysis Criteria (MAC) Checklist; an example of evaluation of materials using the MAC Checklist; and selected data from the Lyman study. (WL)
Item Description:ERIC Document Number: ED132244.
Availability: Northern Illinois University, NIU Information Program, 204 Gabel Hall, De Kalb, Illinois 60115 ($4.25).
Sponsoring Agency: National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Educational level discussed: Adult Basic Education.
Physical Description:105 p.