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Survey on readability of online information for upgrading understandability of biomass energy technology

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Waste management contributes to renewable energy such as biodiesel production from processes of various types of biomass including vegetable oils, animal fats, and waste of edible oil. Successful waste management effort is influenced by people concern about benefit of waste management including for renewable energy from biomass. It involves their understanding initiated by literacy on biomass energy. To help increase literacy on waste recycle and biomass energy technology, we study readability of online information regarding biomass energy in Indonesian language (Bahasa Indonesia). Indonesia is considered as one of biomass-rich country with a little utilization for energy. The readability is studied by combining two approaches: measurement by readability standard and survey on readability confirming measurement by the standard. This study focuses on the confirmation survey readability standard measured on biomass online information in Indonesian language. In the survey, 19 online text materials were read by respondents and they were asked to give their impression whether the texts are easy or difficult to understand. From this study, what factors influence understandability of text information are shown. The results could be a guidance for preparing text information to raise people concern on waste recycle and renewable energy in general.

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Acknowledgements

Financial support for this study was provided by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI Grant Number 15H05228. The authors greatly appreciate the support. The authors also thank Mr. Martino Wibowo of Gici School of Economics, Mr. Muhammad Yasir Zain of Universitas Madura, and Mr. Efendi of Universitas Bangka Belitung for the tireless assistance during the extensive work of this survey. The authors are also grateful to all those who agreed to read the texts and answering the questionnaire.

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  1. Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 226-8502, Japan

    Muhammad Kunta Biddinika, Koji Tokimatsu & Fumitake Takahashi

  2. Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Jalan Kapas 9, Semaki, Umbulharjo, Yogyakarta, 55166, Indonesia

    Ahmad Muhammad Diponegoro

  3. Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Jalan Pramuka 42, Sidikan, Umbulharjo, Yogyakarta, 55161, Indonesia

    Raden Muhammad Ali

  4. Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Bulaksumur, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia

    Raden Ibnu Rosyadi

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Biddinika, M.K., Diponegoro, A.M., Ali, R.M. et al. Survey on readability of online information for upgrading understandability of biomass energy technology. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 19, 1069–1076 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-017-0596-2

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