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- Title
Principles of Economics Textbooks: A Readability Analysis.
- Authors
Plucinski, Kenneth J.; Seyedian, Mojtaba
- Abstract
Selection of a textbook for use in introductory economics courses can be challenging. Many criteria may be considered in such decisions, including a textbook's readability. Using a widely-used readability index, this study analyzes the predicted readability of ten principles of economics textbooks. T-tests are performed to determine whether significant differences exist between the texts. The study finds that one text is more readable than most of the others. The findings can be useful to adopters and editors of introductory economics textbooks.
- Subjects
ECONOMICS textbooks; LEGIBILITY (Printing); ECONOMICS education; CURRICULUM; DECISION making
- Publication
Business Education Innovation Journal, 2014, Vol 6, Issue 2, p44
- ISSN
1945-0915
- Publication type
Article