Text examined: 100 word samples (suggested being taken from every 10th page)
Parameters:
(1) number of sentences in selection
(2) number of words not in the list of 3,000 simple words
average sentence length in words =
= (100 words in text sample) / (number of sentences in text sample)
percent of difficult words =
= (number of words not in word list) / 100 * 100%
score =
= 3.6365 + (0.046 * (average sentence length)) + (0.1579 * (percent difficult words))
Interpretation:
• minimum score: around 3.7
• maximum score: around 20
• The higher the score the higher the required grade level.
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Score
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Grade
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<= 4.9
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<= 4
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5.0 - 5.9
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5 or 6
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6.0 - 6.9
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7 or 8
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7.0 - 7.9
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9 or 10
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8.0 - 8.9
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11 or 12 (high school)
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9.0 - 9.9
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college
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>= 10
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college graduate and above
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