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(2019). Readability characteristics of texts in middle school Turkish textbooks. Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 14(3), 80-105. doi: 10.29329/epasr.2019.208.5  \n\n| Published Online | September 29, 2019 |\n| --- | --- |\n| Article Views | 8 single - 14 cumulative |\n| Article Download | 31 single - 35 cumulative |\n| DOI | [https://doi.org/10.29329/epasr.2019.208.5](https://doi.org/10.29329/epasr.2019.208.5) |\n\nPen Academic is an independent international publisher committed to publishing academic books, journals, encyclopedias, handbooks of research of the highest quality in the fields of Education, Social Sciences, Science and Agriculture. Pen Academic created an open access system to spread the scientific knowledge freely.  \nFor more information about PEN, please contact: [info@penpublishing.net](info@penpublishing.net)  \nThis document downloaded from [96.253.105.162](96.253.105.162) [2 times] Chesterfield / United States on Fri, 18 Oct 2019 21:44:06 +0300  \nPen Academic Publishing, Canakkale/Turkey  \nTelephone: +90 286 243 06 66 | Fax: +90 286 213 08 [00 | info@penpublishing.net | www.penpublishing.net](00 | info@penpublishing.net | www.penpublishing.net)  \nReadability Characteristics of Texts in Middle School Turkish Textbooks1  \nTuncay TÜRKBEN2  \nAksaray University  \nAbstract  \nTurkish textbooks are important tools for gaining skills and competencies identified in curriculum. Textbooks should be designed to contribute to students’ basic language skills as well as high level thinking skills in alignment with curriculum. The texts to be selected for textbooks should be prepared in alignment with the targeted skills and learning outcomes in terms of visuals and content. Textbooks kids encounter during elementary education play an important role in their upbringing as individuals with reading habits in later phases of their education. Therefore, texts to be included in textbooks should be selected carefully to reflect the best examples of text types, to be compatible with the child’s language and meaning universe, and should be understandable. In this study, the readibility levels of texts in Turkish course textbooks were analyzed. Readibility levels reveal the comprehensibleness of texts. Readability depends on the number of words in a sentence and syllables in a word. First the average word and sentence length were calculated and then the readibility scores of texts were calculated. Two formulas adapted to Turkish were used in identifying the readibility levels of texts. The findings were analyzed comparatively. The results showed that the readability levels of narrative texts are easier compared to informing texts.  \nKeywords: Turkish education, Turkish textbook, Readability, Text, Analysis.  \nDOI: 10.29329/epasr.2019.208.5  \n1 This study is an expanded version of the presentation delivered in “XII. International Educational Research Conference” on April 25-28, 2019 held in Rize.  \n2 Assist. Prof. Dr., School of Education, Aksaray University, Turkey, ORCID ID: 0000-0003-0167-4173  \nCorrespondence: [tuncayturkben@hotmail.com](tuncayturkben@hotmail.com)  \n80  \nThis document downloaded from [96.253.105.162](96.253.105.162) [2 times] Chesterfield / United States on Fri, 18 Oct 2019 21:44:06 +0300  \nIntroduction  \nThe purpose of Turkish education is to improve communication skills of students and to internalize the language use rathen than the language within the scope of comprehension and narrative skills so that they can contribute in all kinds of written and oral communication environments competently (Dilidüzgün, 2017) . 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