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Complexity of University Texts in the United Kingdom

Resource Type:
Research Brief
Resource Tags:
International Assessment
Lexile
Text Complexity

By Gary L. Williamson, Ph.D., Todd Sandvik, Jackson Stenner V, and Allen Johnson on

Abstract

This research quantifies the complexity of textbooks commonly used in universities in the United Kingdom (UK) and compares the text complexity of UK university texts with texts used in the United States (US) by postsecondary educational institutions (universities, community colleges, and technical colleges). Seventy texts from 10 UK universities were measured using the Lexile Analyzer. The results show that university texts used in the UK and those used in the US have similar distributions of text complexity.

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