Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of the Suitability Assessment of Materials scale (N=210).
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| Content, n (%) |
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Purpose | 0 (0) | 23 (10.9) | 187 (89.1) | ||
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Content topics | 1 (0.5) | 96 (45.7) | 113 (53.8) | ||
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Scope | 3 (1.4) | 117 (55.7) | 90 (42.9) | ||
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Summary/review | 51 (24.3) | 100 (47.6) | 59 (28.1) | ||
| Literacy demand, n (%) |
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Reading grade level | 60 (28.6) | 105 (50.0) | 45 (21.4) | ||
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Writing style | 28 (13.3) | 67 (31.9) | 115 (54.8) | ||
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Vocabulary | 29 (13.8) | 109 (51.9) | 72 (34.3) | ||
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Context | 1 (0.5) | 26 (12.4) | 183 (87.1) | ||
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Advanced organizers | 13 (6.2) | 14 (6.7) | 183 (87.1) | ||
| Graphics, n (%) |
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Cover graphic | 42 (20.0) | 107 (51.0) | 61 (29.0) | ||
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Type of illustrations | 24 (11.4) | 95 (45.3) | 91 (43.3) | ||
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Relevance of illustrations | 41 (19.5) | 94 (44.8) | 75 (35.7) | ||
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List, tables, graphs, charts | 76 (36.2) | 73 (34.8) | 61 (29.0) | ||
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Captions | 103 (49.1) | 74 (35.2) | 33 (15.7) | ||
| Layout and typography, n (%) |
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Layout | 0 (0) | 96 (45.7) | 114 (54.3) | ||
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Typography | 5 (2.4) | 89 (42.4) | 116 (55.2) | ||
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Subheadings | 20 (9.5) | 11 (5.2) | 179 (85.2) | ||
| Learning stimulation/motivation, n (%) |
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Interaction | 139 (66.2) | 66 (31.4) | 5 (2.4) | ||
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Modeling of behaviors | 6 (2.9) | 48 (22.9) | 156 (74.3) | ||
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Motivation | 18 (8.6) | 47 (22.4) | 145 (69.1) | ||
| Cultural appropriateness, n (%) |
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Cultural match | 1 (0.5) | 17 (8.1) | 192（91.4） | ||
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Cultural image and examples | 34 (16.2) | 119 (56.7) | 57 (27.1) | ||