Normative Development for Submarine Sonar Manuals.
Abstract
A series of norms is presented for use in evaluating the readability/comprehensibility of submarine sonar manuals through the 'cloze' technique. The methods and procedures of the normative development are described and the use of the norms is demonstrated through application to the manual for a new sonar system. The results indicated the version of the manual reviewed to be markedly inferior in readability/comprehensibility to other submarine sonar manuals and to be at a level which will be unsatisfactory for the Fleet sonar personnel reader population.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0864223
Entities
People
- Arthur I. Siegel
- Douglas H. Macpherson
- Philip J. Federman