Title :
Testing the Readability of Engineering Writing
Author_Institution :
Advance Projects Development Section, Heavy Military Electronics Dept., General Electric Co., Syracuse, N. Y.
Abstract :
The question discussed here is whether or not scientific writing can be made more readable by using a "readability formula." The methods of Flesch readability testing are described briefly. The applicability to technical writing is limited but the technique does seem useful for improving the language network connecting technical terms.
Keywords :
Books; Government; Joining processes; Length measurement; Military communication; Readability metrics; Speech; Testing; Vocabulary; Writing;
Journal_Title :
Engineering Writing and Speech, IRE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TEWS.1961.4322740