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Designing Usable Electronic Text, by Andrew Dillon, 1994 - Taylor & Francis
Covers academic findings about electronic texts, including design of electronic documents such as Web pages. One very interesting finding is that people scan texts as opposed to reading every word. The book is sub-titled Ergonomic Aspects of Human Information Usage.
Exploring Individual Processes of Knowledge Construction with Hypertext, by Aukse Balcytiene. Instructional Science, 1999, vol. 27, 303-328.
Hypermedia as an Educational Technology: A Review of the Quantitative Research Literature on Learner Comprehension, Control, and Style, by Andrew P. Dillon and Ralph Gabbard. Review of Educational Research, 1998, vol. 68, no. 3, 322-349.
Towards a Practical Measure of Hypertext Usability, by Pauline A. Smith. Interacting with Computers, 1996, vol. 8, no. 4, 365-381.
Evaluating the Utility and Usability of an Adaptive Hypermedia System, by Kristina Höök. Knowledge-Based Systems, 1998, vol. 10, 311-319.
Reading from Paper versus Screen: A Critical Review of the Empirical Literature, by Andrew Dillon. Ergonomics, 1992, vol. 35, no. 10, 1297-1326.
The Effects of Headlines and Summaries on News Comprehension and Recall, by Jose A. León . Reading and Writing, 1997, vol. 9, 85-106.
Toward a Model of Text Comprehension and Production, by Walter Kintsch and Teun A. van Dijk. Psychological Review, 1978, vol. 85, no. 5, 363-394.
Skills Needed for Reading Comprehension of Physics Texts and their Relation to Problem-Solving Ability, by Adina Koch and Shulamith G. Eckstein. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1995, vol. 32, no. 6, 613-628.
Text Comprehension, Memory, and Learning, by Walter Kintsch. American Psychologist, 1994, vol. 49, no. 4, 294-303.
Writing Quality, Reading Skills, and Domain Knowledge as Factors in Text Comprehension, by Julia E. Moravcsik and Walter Kintsch. Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1993, vol. 47, no. 2, 360-374.
A Comprehension-based Approach to Learning and Understanding, by Walter Kintsch and others. The Psychology of Learning and Motivation, 1993, vol. 30, 165-214.
Time Limitations Enhance Reading Comprehension, by Jeffrey J. Walczyk and others. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1999, vol. 24, no. 2, 156-165.
The Influence of Reading Purpose on Inference Generation and Comprehension in Reading, by Darzia Narvaez, Paul van den Broek, and Angela Barrón Ruiz. Journal of Educational Psychology, 1999, vol. 91, no. 3, 488-496.
Written Language Comprehension in Younger and Older Adults, by Joyce L. Harris, Wendy R. Rogers, and Constance D. Qualls. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 1998, vol. 41, no. June, 603-617.
Conditions of Reading Comprehension which facilitate Word Problems for Second Language Learners, by Imelda Basurto. Reading improvement, 1999, vol. 36, no. 3, 143-148.
Second Language Reading: Reading Ability or Language Proficiency?, by Patricia L. Carrell. Applied Linguistics, 1991, vol. 12, no. 2, 159-179.
First- and Second-Language Reading Comprehension of Literary Texts, by Monique L. Fecteau. Modern Language Journal, 1999, vol. 83, no. 4, 475-493.
Knowledge of Connectors as Cohesion Devices in Text: A Comparative Study of Native-English and English-as-a-Second-Language Speakers, by Susan R. Goldman and John D. Murray. Journal of Educational Psychology, 1992, vol. 84, no. 4, 504-519.
Reading Literature in the Foreign Language: The Comprehension/Response Connection, by James N. Davis. The French Review, 1992, vol. 65, no. 3, 359-370.
Readability of Text scrolled on a visual Display Terminal as a Function of Window Size, by R. L. Duchnicky and P. A. Kolers. Human Factors, 1983, vol. 25, 683-692.
The effects of color and typeface on the readability of on-line text, by Marelys L. Garcia and Cesar I. Caldera. Computers and Industrial Engineering, 1996, vol. 31, no. 1/2, 519- 524.
Assessing Readability, by George R. Klare. Reading Research Quarterly, 1974, vol. 10, no. 1, 62-102.
SMOG Grading - A New Readability Formula, by G. Harry McLaughlin. Journal of Reading, 1969, vol. 12, no. 8, 639-646.
The Role of Word Frequency in Readability, by George R. Klare. Elementary English, 1968, vol. 45, no. January, 12-22.
A Formula for Predicting Readability, by Edgar Dale and Jeanne S. Chall. Educational Research Bulletin, 1948, vol. 27, 11-20.
A New Readability Yardstick, by Rudolf Flesch. Journal of Applied Psychology, 1948, vol. 32, no. 3, 221-233.
A Recalculation of Four Adult Readability Formulas, by R. D. Powers, W. A. Sumner, and B. E. Kearl. Journal of Educational Psychology, 1958, vol. 49, no. April, 99-105.
Writing for the Web, by Crawford Kilian, 2000 - Self Counsel Press
Publishing on the Web is a very simple task. Publishing content that works well in the online medium and communicates effectively is quite another matter. Writing for the Web is about producing just the right type and amount of content for target sites. It is based on three principles of Web text: orientation, information, and action. These principles wisely expand the reader's view from content and grammar to the special interactivity and technical-viewing aspects of reading online. -Amazon/Stephen W. Plain (edited by kb)