Research Article

Analysis of 4th grade social studies coursebook according to various readability formulas

Volume: 1 Number: 1 December 27, 2017
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Analysis of 4th grade social studies coursebook according to various readability formulas

Abstract

Reading ability, that one of the basic activities of native language, has an important role in individual’s school life and socialization.  Some measures should be taken into consideration for students to gain a competent reading ability and for choosing texts which will be used in reading process. Readability is one of these measures. Readability formulas are estimation tools that for gradually classifying the text in terms of its difficulty or easiness based on text’s observable lingual features. The most important feature of the course books is constructing the framework of gaining ability, basis of knowledge, perceptions and conceptualization regarding a scientific field for students. The suitability of the course book to the level will provide understanding the subjects easily for students. In the study, readability and suitability to the target age group of primary school 4th grade social studies course books, that belongs to seven different publishers, was determined. Descriptive model that based on document review was used for the study. Felsch Reading Easiness Readability Formula, SMOG Readability Formula, Gunning Difficulty Indicator, Fry Graphic Readability Formula, and the readability formula which was developed by Ateşman for Turkish were applied on the texts was chosen from course books that were published by both MEB Publishing and private publishing companies. As well as these formulas, for researching the readability of 4th grade social studies course books, CLOZE test procedure, which has and international validity, was used. Sample of the study is consisted of all 4th grades from all schools of central county of Artvin. At the end of the study, it was found that according to all formulas course books is not suitable for target population for all class level except for the formula which developed for Turkish by Ateşman. According to the Ateşman’s formula course books’ difficulty level is medium.

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Details

Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Özlem Ulu Kalın
ARTVİN ÇORUH ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 27, 2017

Submission Date

November 10, 2017

Acceptance Date

December 19, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 1 Number: 1

APA
Ulu Kalın, Ö., & Aydemir, A. (2017). 4. sınıf sosyal bilgiler ders kitabının farklı okunabilirlik formüllerine göre incelenmesi. Studies in Educational Research and Development, 1(1), 83-108. https://izlik.org/JA47FW44ZX
AMA
1.Ulu Kalın Ö, Aydemir A. 4. sınıf sosyal bilgiler ders kitabının farklı okunabilirlik formüllerine göre incelenmesi. SERD. 2017;1(1):83-108. https://izlik.org/JA47FW44ZX
Chicago
Ulu Kalın, Özlem, and Arcan Aydemir. 2017. “4. Sınıf Sosyal Bilgiler Ders Kitabının Farklı Okunabilirlik Formüllerine Göre Incelenmesi”. Studies in Educational Research and Development 1 (1): 83-108. https://izlik.org/JA47FW44ZX.
EndNote
Ulu Kalın Ö, Aydemir A (December 1, 2017) 4. sınıf sosyal bilgiler ders kitabının farklı okunabilirlik formüllerine göre incelenmesi. Studies in Educational Research and Development 1 1 83–108.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Ulu Kalın and A. Aydemir, “4. sınıf sosyal bilgiler ders kitabının farklı okunabilirlik formüllerine göre incelenmesi”, SERD, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 83–108, Dec. 2017, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA47FW44ZX
ISNAD
Ulu Kalın, Özlem - Aydemir, Arcan. “4. Sınıf Sosyal Bilgiler Ders Kitabının Farklı Okunabilirlik Formüllerine Göre Incelenmesi”. Studies in Educational Research and Development 1/1 (December 1, 2017): 83-108. https://izlik.org/JA47FW44ZX.
JAMA
1.Ulu Kalın Ö, Aydemir A. 4. sınıf sosyal bilgiler ders kitabının farklı okunabilirlik formüllerine göre incelenmesi. SERD. 2017;1:83–108.
MLA
Ulu Kalın, Özlem, and Arcan Aydemir. “4. Sınıf Sosyal Bilgiler Ders Kitabının Farklı Okunabilirlik Formüllerine Göre Incelenmesi”. Studies in Educational Research and Development, vol. 1, no. 1, Dec. 2017, pp. 83-108, https://izlik.org/JA47FW44ZX.
Vancouver
1.Özlem Ulu Kalın, Arcan Aydemir. 4. sınıf sosyal bilgiler ders kitabının farklı okunabilirlik formüllerine göre incelenmesi. SERD [Internet]. 2017 Dec. 1;1(1):83-108. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA47FW44ZX

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