Fifty Guide‐Lines for Improving Instructional Text
- 1 February 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Programmed Learning and Educational Technology
- Vol. 14 (1), 65-73
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1355800770140109
Abstract
This paper presents guide‐lines for improving instructional text under three main headings: prose and grammatical features; tables and graphs; and typographical design. The paper has been printed in such a way as to illustrate some of the points being made.Keywords
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