Techniques for Making Written Material More Readable/Comprehensible

Abstract

The technical memorandum presents an outline of how to apply psycholinguistic and intellective concepts to enhance the readability and comprehensibility of written materials. Guidelines for making the reader's task easier are provided, and some readability measurement procedures are also discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0786849

Entities

People

  • Arthur I. Siegel
  • James R. Burkett
  • Joseph V. Lambert

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Colorado
  • Comprehension
  • Contracts
  • Digital Computers
  • Human Resources
  • Ions
  • Learning
  • Materials
  • Morphology (Linguistics)
  • Psychology
  • Resistance
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Training
  • Vocabulary

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.