Table 3 SAM criteria and SAM scores for original versus revised handouts

Content

(a) Purpose is evident

1.29

1.63

0.011

(b) Content about behaviors

1.25

1.71

0.033

(c) Scope is limited

1.88

1.92

0.341

(d) Summary or review included

0.63

1.38

0.003

Literacy demand

(a) Reading grade level

0.33

1.25

<0.001

(b) Writing style, active voice

1.13

1.88

0.001

(c) Vocabulary

1.04

1.96

<0.001

(d) Context is given first

1.42

1.71

0.271

(e) Advance organizers

1.75

2.00

0.167

Layout and typography

(a) Layout factors

0.88

1.96

<0.001

(b) Typography

1.63

2.00

0.026

(c) Subheadings (“chunking”) used

1.33

2.00

0.003

Learning stimulation and motivation

(a) Interaction used

0.25

0.55

0.081

(b) Behaviors are modeled and specific

1.58

1.83

0.082

(c) Motivation--self-efficacy

1.55

1.92

0.015

Cultural appropriateness

(a) Match in logic, language, experience

1.25

1.96

0.001

(b) Cultural image and examples

N/A

N/A

N/A

60 ± 7

88 ± 4

<0.001