• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.21-33
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• 2007

The study investigates the effects of luminance contrast, which is the contrast between text color and background color, on readability in VDT environments. Our research goals are to prove that the relationship between luminance contrast and readability is not linear and to explore the best luminance contrast level for optimal readability. We conducted two pretests before the main experiment to determine the operational readability and luminance contrast levels. We also conducted a controlled main experiment, in which luminance contrast, reading amount and screen size were tested in terms of its relation with readability. The results of the main experiment indicate that the readability has a non-linear relation with luminance contrast, and the optimal readability is obtained when the contrast is equal to 0.951. Furthermore, the non-linear function and optional point stay constant regardless of screen size and reading amount. The paper ends with implications of the results that maximal contrast does not always mean the optimal readability.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.27-36
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• 2012

Objectives: Developing efficient health messages is important for improving health behaviors at a societal level. This study attempts to test a few variables that could constitute the elements for measuring readability of health message. The number of subject-verb relationships in a sentence, placement of jargon, i.e., explication before or after each jargon, and the number of less familiar Chinese characters were manipulated to hypothetically differentiate readability. Methods: In a $2{\times}2$ mixed factorial experiment, 152 college students read two health messages regarding side effect of health functional food and energy drink. The participants' perceived readability was asked, and eight questions were developed to measure the participants' recognition of the health information. Results: Those who read messages manipulated to have high readability rated the message significantly higher than those who read messages with low readability. Also, the former answered the questions more correctly than the latter, implying the association between readability and knowledge acquisition regarding health. Conclusions: Readability is suggested as a factor determining the effect of health messages in affecting the public's health risk perception and relevant behaviors. Further studies to sophisticate the measurement itself and to examine the effect of actual public messages with different readabilities are suggested.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제20권10호
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• pp.25-34
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• 2020

커뮤니티 질의응답 서비스는 다양한 목적으로 활용되고 있다. 질의응답 문서에서 정보의 품질은 질문의 명확성과 답변 내용의 적절성으로 결정되며 문서의 읽기 쉬운 정도를 나타내는 이독성(readability)은 문서가 가지고 있는 정보의 품질을 평가하기 위한 주요 요소이다. 본 연구의 목적은 국내의 CQA 사이트에서 제공되는 문서의 품질을 측정하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 네이버 지식iN의 '국민 신문고' 커뮤니티의 문서에서 사용된 어휘 수준별 사용 빈도를 비교하고, 작성 기관별 문서의 이독성 지수를 측정하였다. 이독성 지수의 측정은 어휘 수준과 문장 길이를 바탕으로 계산되는 Dale-Chall 공식을 사용하였다. 분석 결과, 답변에서 사용된 어휘는 질문에서 사용된 어휘보다 더 어려운 수준이고 문장 길이도 더 길어서 이독성이 더 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 질의응답간 이독성의 차이는 작성 기관별로도 차이가 있음을 파악할 수 있었다. 본 연구의 결과는 상담업무에 반영할 수 있는 유용한 정보를 도출하여 온라인상의 민원상담 개선에 활용할 수 있으며, 이독성 지수에 기반하여 문서 수준의 정량적 분석을 시도함으로써 텍스트 마이닝의 주제를 확장할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.648-655
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• 2010

This study is attempted to propose a quality evaluation method of the materials for nutrition education by applying readability test of printed materials for nutrition education. It is significantly important for the teaching class with nutrition education materials to consider students understanding level and education materials topics or choosing words in developed printed materials. This study performed an evaluation of the readability of text in teachers' guidebook, which is devised for elementary school students' education material about sugar, sodium and trans-fat and attempted to estimate the developing materials through analyzing difficulty level of the text. We utilized "The Teacher's Guidebook for Cooking Activity" that had been developed for elementary school by Ministry Education Science and Technology, as the readability evaluation standard. Compared with the average score of readability about "The Teacher's Guidebook for Cooking Activity", $72.94{\pm}6.85$, "Sugar Guidebook" was 70.94{\pm}7.46, "Sodium Guidebook" was $68.76{\pm}14.50$, and "Trans-fat Guidebook" was $58.87{\pm}10.79$. Considering the subjects careers or ages, "The Teacher's Guidebook for Cooking Activity" has little deviation by the subjects careers or ages and was "intermediate" or "easy" level; however, "Sugar Guidebook", "Sodium Guidebook", "Trans-fat Guidebook" was "intermediate" or "difficult" level (p < 0.05). Readability score was especially low when the contents of some particular subjects were too professionalized or scientific terms were frequently used, and thes results were definitely seen in the "Sodium Guidebook" and "Trans-fat Guidebook". With Cloze test score, the readability evaluation will be using as an evaluation tool for the nutrition education materials.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.175-182
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• 2013

본 논문은 Patterned Retarder (PR) 방식의 영상 표시 장치에서 문자 가독성 향상을 위한 필터를 제안한다. 일반적으로 3차원 입체 영상 내 존재하는 글자를 편광 안경을 통해 시청하게 되면 작은 글자의 경우 가독성이 저하된다. 이런 문제점을 해결하기 위해 우리는 글자 영역에 대한 가독성 향상을 위한 필터링 과정과 특정 글자만을 추가로 개선하는 후처리 과정으로 구성된 새로운 가독성 향상 기법을 제안한다. 먼저 가독성 향상 필터링은 입력되는 스테레오 영상의 기수 라인과 우수 라인을 분리하고, 각각의 영상을 수직 방향으로 2배 확대한 후 좌우 영상들을 평균하여 최종 결과를 얻는 방식이다. 후처리 단계에서는 추가적으로 가독성을 향상시킬 특정 글자들을 검출한 후 검출된 영역에서만 대비 조절을 통해 가독성 향상 효과를 준다. 모의 실험을 통해 제안 기법에 의한 영상이 기존 방식에 의한 결과 영상보다 가독성이 많이 향상됨을 확인하였다.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.473-481
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• 2006

가독성은 글자의 읽기 쉬움의 정도를 나타내는 척도로서 해설판의 정보전달의 효과성을 결정하는 중요한 요소로 알려져 왔다. 그러나 해설판의 가독성이 탐방객의 관심유발과 해설판 읽기 행동에 어떻게 영향을 미치는지에 대한 연구는 드물다. 본 연구는 가독성과 해설판의 관심유도, 선호도. 해설판 읽기 권유의도와의 관계를 구명하기 위하여 실시되었다. 데이터 수집은2003년 8-11월중에 내장산 국립공원 내 자연관찰로 탐방객 중에서 선정된 총 375명을 대상으로 관찰로 주변에 설치된 해설판에 대한 설문조사를 통하여 이루어졌다. 이중 이용 가능한 350명의 응답이 본 연구의 분석을 위하여 이용되었다. 분석결과, 가독성은 관심유도, 선호도, 해설판 읽기 권유의도와 관련이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 가독성 이 높으면 높을수록 관심유도, 선호도, 해설판 읽기 권유의도도 높게 나타났다. 가독성과 더불어 관심유도와 선호도도 해설판 읽기권유의도와 관련이 있는 것으로 분석되었으며, 세 변수중 선호도는 해설판 읽기 권유의도에 대하여 가장 높은 설명력을 보였다. 본 연구의 결과는 해설판의 가독성을 증진시킴으로써 해설판 읽기 행동의 증대가능성을 시사하고 있다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.5237-5242
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• 2016

Background: Cancer screening rates are lower in Japan than those in western countries. Health professionals publish procancer screening messages on the internet to encourage audiences to undergo cancer screening. However, the information provided is often difficult to read for lay persons. Further, anti-cancer screening activists warn against cancer screening with messages on the Internet. We aimed to assess and compare the readability of pro- and anti-cancer screening online messages in Japan using a measure of readability. Methods: We conducted web searches at the beginning of September 2016 using two major Japanese search engines (Google.jp and Yahoo!.jp). The included websites were classified as "anti", "pro", or "neutral" depending on the claims, and "health professional" or "non-health professional" depending on the writers. Readability was determined using a validated measure of Japanese readability. Statistical analysis was conducted using two-way ANOVA. Results: In the total 159 websites analyzed, anti-cancer screening online messages were generally easier to read than pro-cancer screening online messages, Messages written by health professionals were more difficult to read than those written by non-health professionals. Claim ${\times}$ writer interaction was not significant. Conclusion: When health professionals prepare pro-cancer screening materials for publication online, we recommend they check for readability using readability assessment tools and improve text for easy comprehension when necessary.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.192-199
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• 2024

Background: Safety data sheets (SDSs) are hazard communication materials that accompany chemicals/hazardous products in the workplace. Many SDSs contain dense, technical text, which places considerable comprehension demands on workers, especially those with lower literacy skills. The goal of this study was to assess SDSs for readability, comprehensibility, and suitability (i.e., fit to the target audience). Methods: The Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM) tool assessed SDSs for suitability and readability. We then amended the SAM tool to further assess SDSs for comprehensibility factors. Both the original and amended SAM tool were used to score 45 randomly selected SDSs for content, literacy demand, graphics, and layout/typography. Results: SDSs performed poorly in terms of readability, suitability, and comprehensibility. The mean readability scores were Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level (9.6), Gunning Fog index (11.0), Coleman-Liau index (13.7), and Simple Measure of Gobbledygook index (10.7), all above the recommended reading level. The original SAM graded SDSs as "not suitable" for suitability and readability. When the amended SAM was used, the mean total SAM score increased, but the SDSs were still considered "not suitable" when adding comprehensibility considerations. The amended SAM tool better identified content-related issues specific to SDSs that make it difficult for a reader to understand the material. Conclusions: In terms of readability, comprehensibility, and suitability, SDSs perform poorly in their primary role as a hazard communication tool, therefore, putting workers at risk. The amended SAM tool could be used when writing SDSs to ensure that the information is more easily understandable for all audiences.

• 정보관리학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.213-232
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• 2005

본 고의 목적은 초등학생용 독서자료의 텍스트수준에 영향을 미치는 요인들을 규명하여 텍스트수준 측정 공식을 구성함으로써 텍스트의 수준 평가를 자동화하는 데에 있다. 컴퓨터로 계량화할 수 있는 언어적 요인들을 대상으로 표본집단에 부여된 텍스트수준 점수와의 상관관계를 검토한 결과 글자수, 어절수, 이형어절수, 문장수, 단락수 요인이 텍스트수준을 결정하는 요인으로 드러났다. 단순회귀분석을 통해 도출된 회귀방정식들 중에서 이형어절수 모형이 최적의 공식으로 드러났으나, 중회귀분석을 한 결과 이형어절수요인과 새 어절출현비율요인을 결합한 모형은 설명력이 더욱 향상된 공식으로 밝혀졌다. 공식에 따라 측정된 텍스트수준 점수는 학년 내에서 매우 세분된 단계까지 나타내고 있으므로 각 학생별로 그들의 독서능력에 적합한 자료를 추천할 수 있다.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.1-24
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• 2012

It has long been shown that Korean EFL students have not practiced extensive reading in school curriculum. Their vocabulary knowledge is limited and a tool for measuring text readability for them has hardly been developed and used. The study aimed to check the current situations on the above issues and develop a reading framework appropriate for extensive reading within the national English curriculum, including the Readability Formula in Korean EFL contexts (KRF). The study consists of four steps. The study does a survey to check the current Korean EFL situations on the issues, suggests a new vocabulary learning size, develops a readability formula as a tool for measuring text difficulty based on the newly suggested vocabulary size, and finally validates the formula with various kinds of English books, including the primary and secondary school English textbooks. It is expected that this study will provide a model for the vocabulary size and the readability index for extensive reading in EFL contexts.