An Evaluation on the Word-Sentence Lengths and Readability Levels of Tales in Turkish Textbooks

dc.creator	Kemal Zeki ZORBAZ
dc.date	2007-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:17:45Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:17:45Z
dc.identifier	1304-9496
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/9f11648d64404441ac6ae47461f3b4c6
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/26455
dc.description	This study examined the readability level and variation of word and sentence length of tales in different grade levels of primary school Turkish lesson textbooks. A text’s readability level was determined using Ateşman’s formula – based on word and sentence length – which was adapted into Turkish from Flesch’s Reading Ease Formula. The results of the study revealed that the story texts in primary school textbooks do not change per their word and sentence lengths in different grade levels. The only variance observed was in the sentence length and readability level in the sixth grade. It is concluded that, in general, the readability levels of primary school Turkish lesson textbook tales are easy. Sentence length and readability data were analyzed using two independent sample t-tests. The results of these analyses demonstrated that a meaningful difference was observed only beyond the first and second grades.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Turkish
dc.publisher	Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
dc.relation	http://eku.comu.edu.tr/index/3/1/kzorbaz..pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1304-9496
dc.source	Journal of Theory and Practice in Education, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 87-101 (2007)
dc.subject	readability
dc.subject	text Selection
dc.subject	textbook
dc.subject	Turkish instruction.
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	An Evaluation on the Word-Sentence Lengths and Readability Levels of Tales in Turkish Textbooks
dc.type	article