Aspects of the informational and psychological textbook safety at school: readability and simplicity
UDCΒ 613.95/96+614Β BBKΒ 57.3
The results of the research of readability and school textbook simplicity by means of widely used psycholinguistic tests, namely the Flesch readability test and the Foghβs index, are shown. The research was conducted through the use of textbooks at both primary and secondary schools. The data related to the compliance of school textbooks and the psycholinguistic criterion of readability and simplicity, according to the educational levels (type of school or age), are given. Itβs obvious, according to the given data, that school textbooks content is often difficult to understand for pupils and isnβt appropriate different age groups.
Key words: informational and psychological safety, textbooks, children