Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g34HLju20505; Thu, 4 Apr 2002 12:21:45 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 12:21:45 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <001201c1dbfc$ce505fe0$77b2f50c@attbi.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Jill Dehlin" <jdehlin@attbi.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:3646] Readability vs. Understandability X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; Status: O Content-Length: 3415 Lines: 89 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C1DBD2.E51ECA60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am a PhD student in the College of Education at Michigan State = University. My research interest is in readability vs. = understandability of health education materials. =20 I have a hunch about the use of readability formulas in the creation or = modification of health education materials that I would like to = investigate. My hunch is that using readability formulas will sometimes = dilute important information that needs to be conveyed to the patient. =20 I am looking for real-life examples in the field or comments regarding = your notion of "readability." How is it more than counting polysyllabic = words and number of sentences? When have others (or yourself) tried to = improve readability at the risk of excluding important information? = Again, examples would be terrific! Thanks for your input. Jill Dehlin, RN, CHES PhD Candidate, Learning, Technology, and Culture College of Education Michigan State University East Lansing, MI jdehlin@attbi.com ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C1DBD2.E51ECA60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am a PhD student in the College of = Education at=20 Michigan State University. My research interest is in readability = vs.=20 understandability of health education materials. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have a hunch about the use of = readability=20 formulas in the creation or modification of health education materials = that I=20 would like to investigate. My hunch is that using readability = formulas=20 will sometimes dilute important information that needs to be conveyed to = the=20 patient. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am looking for real-life examples in = the field or=20 comments regarding your notion of "readability." How is it more = than=20 counting polysyllabic words and number of sentences? When = have=20 others (or yourself) tried to improve readability at the risk of = excluding=20 important information? Again, examples would be = terrific!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks for your input.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jill Dehlin, RN, CHES</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>PhD Candidate, Learning, Technology, = and=20 Culture</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>College of Education</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Michigan State University</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>East Lansing, MI</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"mailto:jdehlin@attbi.com">jdehlin@attbi.com</A></FONT></DIV></DIV= ></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C1DBD2.E51ECA60--
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