Lesson 8 Flashcards
The most widely used standardised readability formulass rate high on
Reliability and Predictive Validity
It evaluate readability levels using the average length of sentences and the number of multisyllabic words in a passage
Formulas
It has made evaluation of written materials quick and easy
Computerized readability analysis
Measures materials written between the fifth grade and the college level
Flesch-Kincaid Scale
Measures materials written between the forth grade and the college level
Fog Index
Measures materials written between the first grade and the college level
Fry Readability Graph
Measures materials written between the forth grade and the college level
SMOG Formula
Give the Readability Formulas
Flesch-Kincaid Scale
Fog index
Fry Readability Graph
SMOG Formula
For assessing medical literature with individuals reading at sixth grade level or above
Cloze Procedure
Every fifth word is systematically deleted from a portion of a text, and the reader has to fill in the blanks with the appropriate words
Cloze Procedure
A three minute passage, selected from instructional materials written at approximately the fifth grade level
Listening Test
It is read aloud, and then the listener is ask questions on key points rele a t to the content
Listening test
What are the 2 comprehension test
Cloze Procedure
Listening Test
WRAT meaning
Wide Range Achievement Test
Measures a person’s ability to correctly pronounce words from a graduated list of 100 words
WRAT - Wide Range Achievement Test
It tests word recognition, not vocabulary or comprehension
WRAT
Measures a person’s ability to read and pronounce medical and health related vocabulary
REALM
REALM meaning
Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine
Measures health literacy skills using actual hospital materials; sections on reading comprehension and numeracy
TOFHLA
TOFHLA meaning
Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults
Identifies those at risk for low beslth literacy
NVS / Newest Vital Signs
Inexpensive, takes a little as three minutes to administer
NVS / Newest Vital Signs
eHEALS
E-Health Literacy Scale
Determines a patient’s ability to find and navigate electronic health information
eHEALS
Determines the patient’s ability to find and navigate electronic health information
eHEAls
eHEALS meaning
e-Health Literacy Scale
Specifically developed to measure word recognition in adults with diabetes
LAD - Literacy Assessment for Diabetes
LAD meaning
Literacy Assessments for Diabetes
The tool to assess the suitability of instructional materials for a given group of learners
SAM / Suitability Assessment of Material
SAM meaning
Suitability Assessment of Material
Can be used with print material and illustration plus audiotape and video tape
SAM
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