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	Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The U.S. Department of Defense uses the Reading Ease test as the standard test of readability for its documents and forms.
		The test is so ubiquitous that it is bundled with the popular word processing program Microsoft Word.
		An obvious use for readability tests is in the field of education.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flesch-Kincaid_Readability_Test (467 words)

	Testing The Readability Of Web Page Colors
		Preliminary testing using all of the raw data confirmed the fact that significant rating differences between subjects were present and were thus not well represented by the mean value.
		Low readability ratings were observed to be associated with brightness differences close to zero, and ratings were found to increase as the distance from the brightness difference to zero increased.
		Testing of the parameter estimate for text brightness yielded a p-value of 0.0544.
	aprompt.snow.utoronto.ca /WebPageColors.html (4053 words)

	Readability test - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Readability.
		Readability tests are tests conducted on passage samples designed to measure how difficult a reading passage is. There are several readability tests, all of which are related to the average number of words per sentence.
		While the readability tests are not perfect, they can still give a general idea of how difficult a passage is to comprehend.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Readability_test (128 words)

	A L0NGITUDINAL STUDY OF READING DEVELOPMENT: PATTERNS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF TEXT CHARACTERISTICS WITH RESPECT TO ...
		In the prediction tradition, readability of a text has been investigated to predict how readable a piece of writing is likely to be for the intended reader or to predict the grade level of the written materials.
		However, Carver (1977-78) criticized the cloze test because the cloze difficulty estimate depends on the ability level of the particular group to whom the test was administered as well as the difficulty level of the material.
		The PIAT Comprehension test is an adaptive test.
	www.msu.edu /~parkhyes/dis.html (9292 words)

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		Readability tests, which are mathematical formulas, were designed to assess the suitability of books for students at particular grade levels or ages.
		The "cloze" procedure for testing your writing is often treated as a readability test because a formula exists for translating the data from "cloze tests" into numerical results.
		Readability tests cannot tell you whether the information in the text is written in a way to interest the reader, nor can they tell you whether reader has sufficient background information to appreciate the new information provided in the text.
	www.plainlanguagenetwork.org /stephens/readability.html (3425 words)

	Test It Before They Read It: A Readability Test (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It is important to note that readability formula measure only the structural difficulty (i.e., vocabulary, sentence structure and word density) of written text.
		Readability tests should be conducted by program staff, not your target audience.
		Readability testing does not take the place of pretesting your material with the target audience.
	www.health.state.mn.us /communityeng/groups/test.html (519 words)

	USPS - ANNOUNCEMENT
		Testing may be deferred, as necessary, to test mailings received from customers where MERLIN has been installed.
		Note: If more than one test is in the carton, clearly separate and identify the tests and secure the readability test forms to the package of test mailpieces.
		This test is not a certification of barcode readability for this or any other mailpiece.
	www.usps.com /mailerscompanion/mar2002/mc0302art4_print.htm (759 words)

	Scale and balance definitions in simple terms
		The capacity for the SC2020 is 200 grams and the scale's readability is 0.01 gram.
		Perhaps the most obvious test of a high precision scale would be to place a weight of accurately known value on the weighing pan, and observe the numerical result.
		The linearity test measures the ability of an instrument to have consistent sensitivity throughout the weighing range.
	www.scalenet.com /applications/glossary.html (4350 words)

	1997_09 \| Can Your HMO's Documents Pass the Readability Test?
		Employing readability scores alone for a text diagnosis is like using a patient's temperature alone for a medical diagnosis.
		I evaluated the readability of membership booklets from three health care plans in Minnesota ( see table) and found that they were at college or graduate school reading levels, and difficult or impossible for some readers to understand.
		The cost of testing would probably be offset by having fewer customer service calls, fewer complaints and fewer medical and financial problems with patients who don't understand their coverage.
	www.managedcaremag.com /archives/9709/9709.readable.shtml (1161 words)

	Readability analysis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Readability statistics assess variables including the average number of words per sentence, average length of sentences, number of syllables per word, and so on, to derive a formulaic estimate of the ``readability'' of the text.
		Thus, there is no guarantee that a text that a readability test identifies as easy to understand actually is readable.
		Because bc is interactive and reads commands from its standard input, the basic readability variables are substituted into a here-document which is fed to bc, and the output is captured in another environment variable.
	docsrv.sco.com:507 /en/OSUserG/_Readability_analysis.html (547 words)

	Juicy Studio: Readability Test
		Readability tests were first developed in the 1920s in the United States.
		Being mathematically based, readability tests are unable to determine the likelihood that the document is comprehensible, interesting, or enjoyable.
		Layout and design are also important factors to the readability of a document that cannot be determined using readability tests.
	juicystudio.com /services/readability.php (877 words)

	CS132 - Lab #7 - The Flesch Readability Index
		For a given document, the Flesch readability index is an integer indicating how difficult the document is to understand, with lower numbers indicating greater difficulty.
		With a simple method for computing the Flesch readability index it is possible for authors to write and revise documents until they are comprehensible to the target audience.
		If you ask Microsoft Word to display the readability statistics for a document, it will display a Flesh reading ease score, which is the same as the readability index.
	www.dickinson.edu /~braught/courses/cs132s03/labs/lab07.html (801 words)

	Color Test (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		For a summary of the results of the experiment you may access the paper (detailed text; as was published in the Proceedings of the 11th National Conference of Undergraduate Research).
		This change was due to observations that a couple of words in one color combination could be perfectly readable, but a large amount of the same color combination could be overwhelming.
		As you can see, the most readable color combination is fl text on white background; overall, there is a stronger preference for any combination containing fl.
	hubel.sfasu.edu /research/survreslts.html (906 words)

	Color Test (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Please rate the readability of each color combination by filling in a number in the corresponding box according to the indicated scale.
		We are trying to evaluate the readability of large blocks of text presented with different foreground and background colors.
		Please rate this color combination based on the ease with which the text can be read rather than on its aesthetic or eye-catching qualities.
	hubel.sfasu.edu /research/colorsurvey.html (1037 words)

	CS373 Team 10-3: Modules, VVP version 2.0 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Readability - Ease with which a document can be read and understood; measured based on formulas relating to sentence length, syllables, and character count.
		Testing Approach: Using the product to check that all components are functional in the system, and the system is functional as a whole.
		Acceptance test can be planned very early, since the test cases should be based on the description of the product in the SRS document.
	www.cs.utexas.edu /users/s2s/10-3/doc/VVP-10-3-v2-0.html (2555 words)

	Color Readability Test (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		This test is designed for people who have sufficient sight to perceive material displayed on a computer monitor.
		We have another version of the test that can be operated from the keyboard.
		During the test, you should wear glasses or use any other visual aid or technique (e.g., screen magnification) that you would normally use while viewing a computer monitor.
	snow.utoronto.ca /readtest (310 words)

	Lost in the Fine Print: Readability of Financial Privacy Notices
		Readability analyses of 60 financial privacy notices found that they are written at a 3rd-4th year college reading level, instead of the junior high school level that is recommended for materials written for the general public.
		One of the factors involved in readability is the number of words per sentence.
		The readability analysis shows that the notices were not written in a clear and concise writing style.
	www.privacyrights.org /ar/GLB-Reading.htm (2244 words)

	Readability Tests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The main function of readability tests is to give you a quick assessment about the density of your writing.
		Readability tests can not tell you how easily a reader can understand the information in the text.
		If you use the Flesch test regularly, you can soon get an idea of what a reasonable score is for the type of documentation you are working on.
	developer.gnome.org /documents/usability/usability-readability.html (375 words)

	Readability and reading ages of school science text-books.
		Some of the tests were used to find the reading ages of current UK textbooks, and these values are given in a table of science textbooks.
		This test is suitable for all ages, from infant to upper secondary.
		Readability formulae will give the same value to each of these sentences even though the first example is probably the most readable.
	www.timetabler.com /reading.html (4009 words)

	An Author's Guide - Readability Testing
		The SMOG Readability Formula is a simple method you can use to determine the reading level of your written materials.
		While the SMOG Readability Formula is an easy way to determine readability, another option is the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Index.
		This index computes readability based on the average number of syllables per word and the average number of words per sentence.
	www.med.utah.edu /pated/authors/readability.html (461 words)

	NIFL-HEALTH 2000: [NIFL-HEALTH:2183] RE: JAMA's Patient Page fa
		Readability is only one of many factors known to affect comprehension, but it is a deal breaker.
		Readability Testing Method We analyzed the full text in three segments using Readability Calculations software from Micro Power and Light Co in Dallas, TX.
		Each of these readability formulas produces a reasonable estimate --within a grade level-- of the educational achievement needed to decipher the words.
	www.nifl.gov /nifl-health/2000/0078.html (1528 words)

	Cloze Readability Test of a Financial Privacy Policy
		Test your understanding of a typical privacy notice by taking the Cloze test.
		It is based on the psychological principle of "closure." The Cloze Test deletes every fifth word, and the reader is asked to fill in the blanks.
		If the notice is well written, the reader should be able to fill in the blank based on the rest of the sentence, thus obtaining closure.
	www.privacyrights.org /fs/fs24b-ClozeFinancial.htm (1561 words)

	State/Federal E-Govt Full Report, 2003
		The Flesch-Kincaid test is a standard reading tool evaluator and is the one used by the United States Department of Defense.
		As shown below, the average grade readability level of American state and federal websites is at the 11th grade, which is well above the comprehension of the typical American.
		For each test, we enter the URL of the particular agency being evaluated and use this "Bobby" analysis to determine whether the website complies with either the W3C or the Section 508 guidelines.
	www.insidepolitics.org /egovt03us.html (2871 words)

	Readability (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The underlying assumption in cloze testing is that a close relationship exists between reading comprehension and writing skill.
		In theory at least, the cloze test is an integrated rather than a formal test, but the advantage is that it can be marked efficiently and objectively.
		There is controversy regarding the use of cloze procedure in determining the readability of written materials.
	www.gopdg.com /plainlanguage/readability.html (3442 words)

	KoreaTimes : The Color of Korea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		And the subject can¡¯t but be of more interest than the typical English conversation book, for it is a true story, written near current time, from the perspective of a foreigner making his way in their own country.
		I believe that the primary criteria for composition of articles in The Korea Times should be that which makes it readable, of immediate attractive interest, then with an awareness for adding articles which ¡°lead¡± or ¡°educate¡± the South Korean public in certain important social areas relegated to a secondary role.
		The ¡°readability¡± litmus test would be to imagine an artsy, upscale South Korean coffee shop where foreigners and South Koreans go to meet each other.
	times.hankooki.com /lpage/opinion/200404/kt2004040520172011390.htm (839 words)

	SMOGGING - how to test the readability of text
		SMOG (simplified measure of gobbledygook) is a formula that gives a readability level for written material.
		Readability is an attempt to match the reading level of written material to the "reading with understanding" level of the reader.
		Unless otherwise specified, all material on this website may be used for non-commercial purposes, on condition that the source is acknowledged.
	www.literacytrust.org.uk /campaign/SMOG.html (148 words)

	Color Readability Test (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		We have another version of the test that can be operated using a pointing device (mouse, trackball etc.)
		After the test we will be asking a few questions about you and your computer so that our results will be more meaningful.
		When you are ready, select this link to start the test.
	snow.utoronto.ca /readtest/firstpage2.html (291 words)

	HTML E-Mail: Text Font Readability Study
		While Georgia seemed to be substantially more readable than Times New Roman, the number of users that did not have Georgia font installed on their computer seemed to be significant at 15%.
		Finally, I tested readability vs. size for Arial vs. Verdana, and came up with an interesting result.
		At the 12 point size, Arial is preferred for readability 6 to 4, while two-thirds of respondents see Verdana 12 pt.
	www.wilsonweb.com /wmt6/html-email-fonts.htm (995 words)

	Instititute of Children's Literature
		Some materials, such as readers and test prep booklets, are only used in classrooms by teachers.
		I once had a test prep article rejected because it was about the history of playing cards which the publisher felt was connected to gambling, another "taboo" subject.
		These tests use specific formulas based on the number of words in a sentence and the number of syllables in a word.
	www.institutechildrenslit.com /rx/tr01/joanne_mattern.shtml (4745 words)

	A little bit of me...: Gunning Fog Index
		The Gunning Fog Index is a readability test designed to show how easy or difficult a text is to read.
		As a rule of thumb, scores of 90-100 are considered easily understandable by an average 5th grader.
		btw these tests are in-built in MSWord, called readability stats, which i always use whenever i type in a document.
	conufsed.blogspot.com /2005/06/gunning-fog-index.html (861 words)

	Divergent Poles => * <= » Blog Archive » Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test
		One way to find out is by running a test in MS Word.
		I tested the readability of articles in the Sassy Lawyer and GigiGoesGaga.
		nice info, i tried mine earlier (with a mix of french, english, and tagalog) and it’s still readable hehe, i guess mine is readable for 8.5 graders.
	divergentpoles.com /?p=127 (523 words)

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