I'm just complaining that the
readability rules don't really seem to make insurance policies any more readable.
The Atesman (5) and Bezirci-Yilmaz (6) formulas defined for determining the readability level of Turkish texts and the Gunning-Fog (8) and Flesch-Kincaid (7) formulas for measuring the general readability level were used for calculating the readability level of consent forms.
The Atesman readability formula is based on the length of the word and sentence.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the level of readability of the informed consent form used at a university hospital before colonoscopy using the Cloze Procedure and readability formulas to compare the results and investigate the relation between the scores of the Cloze Procedure and the sociodemographic variables affecting readability.
In the first part, the Flesch's readability formula adapted to Turkish by Atesman and the readability formula developed by Cetinkaya and Uzun (14, 15) applied to the informed consent form to determine the level of readability that allowed a reader-free evaluation at the beginning.
Prior research suggests that readability plays an important role in how accounting information is perceived.
Prior research has focused on a variety of communication issues related to financial reporting, including the readability of reporting standards (Dzinkowski, 2006; Wells, Barney, Tschopp, 2008), annual reports and note disclosures (Henderson, 2016).
During 1980s, there were 200 formulas of
readability confirming to their strong theoretical and statistical legality.
It generally refers to a set of procedures that analyze written text and produce scores that capture different dimensions of the text, such as
readability. Text analysis examines the structure and length of sentences and words through classification schemes such as an automated count of multisyllabic words and a numeric measure of the text's grade level.
This is a particular concern since both the International Literacy Association and the National Council of Teachers of English are critical of the use of
readability formulae.
The second chapter, "
Readability Formulas," provides a historical account and criticism of
readability formulas.
Unlike the other four
readability tests, the CLI does not assess the number of syllables in a given text.
All files were analyzed using
Readability Studio (
Readability Studio, OH).
Keywords:
readability, science-based text, elementary readers
have prompted several organizations to publish
readability guidelines for patient information materials based on prose literacy levels.
