Patrick Shafto, Noah D Goodman, Thomas L Griffiths
A rational account of pedagogical reasoning: teaching by, and learning from, examples
Cognitive psychology
clear online radiotherapy patient educational materials published canadian cancer society ccs various provincial health authorities meet appropriate readability levels aim study determine readability online canadian radiotherapy patient educational materials publicly available educational materials acquired provincial health authorities ccss websites english language materials included documents mainly contained instructions part interactive modules excluded materials transferred microsoft word documents labelled source category editing performed readability scores acquired document total 67 documents included 4 excluded overall mean fleschkincaid grade level sources 75 range 36132 95 confidence interval ci 7179 overall mean flesch reading ease sources 640 range 442781 95 confidence interval ci 620661 mean fleschkincaid grade level scores sources higher grade 6 recommended reading level patient educational materials difference found statistically significant p 005 alberta new brunswick quebec nova scotia overall readability levels online canadian radiotherapy patient educational materials exceed recommended grade 6 readability patient educational resources hoped findings study would inform guide future development distribution materials meet appropriate readability standards