Effective Technical Communications Expression - Experiment II.
Abstract
The effects of four variables in the expression of a written technical message upon the effectiveness of the message were tested on four definably different audiences in a 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 factorial experiment. The message was a 2342-word passage describing a simple mechanical device and containing ten line drawings. The variables tested were sentence length, agreement in number between subject and verb, shifts in point-of-view, and spelling. The effectiveness of the message was measured by a comprehension test, reading time, judgments of the author's knowledge of his subject, and judgments of the author's competence as a writer. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0741753
Entities
People
- Richard M. Davis
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology