A Reading Comprehension Formula of Reader and Text Characteristics

Readability formulae predict reading outcomes relying on text characteristics but they do not consider reader abilities. This paper describes ways of formulating a reading comprehension formula which includes reader and text characteristics. An experiment embracing 124 subjects and 48 texts serves to demonstrate the mechanisms through which the formula is developed. The applicability of the formula, its degree of precision, and power of predictability are discussed. D ow nl oa de d by [ T ar tu U el lik oo li] a t 0 1: 34 2 3 Se pt em be r 20 14 215 READING COMPREHENSION FORMULA 1988, p. 27; Davison, 1986, p. 5). The present article offers a technique resulting in new reading comprehension formulae using the characteristics of the text and the reader. The technique is demonstrated on an experimental investigation.