Website literacy requirements: readability and occulacy measurement development
Year: 2000
Type: article
Abstract: This paper explores the concept of requirements for the web and in doing so examines a number of different ideas about literacy. the concept of readability is one important component of effective literacy with regard to websites. the research reported on here applies several existing and newly derived measures of readability to a selection of websites. Subsequent analysis is used to draw conclusions about the validity and applicability of these measures to determining website readability. A number of literacy measures were found to be appropriate for determining the readability of web page content. Two specific measures are the most significant in relationship to actual reading and navigating through online content. Further research into web literacy is proposed.
Source: South African Computer Journal
Authors: PS Licker, Diana Bailey, Anne Scott, Blair Stamper
Language: English
Subfield: Linguistics and Language
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $325
OpenAlex ID: W138396378