Study shows 'readability' scores largely inaccurate
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 15:00
in Mathematics & Economics
Teachers, parents and textbook companies use technical "readability" formulas to determine how difficult reading materials are and to set reading levels by age group. But new research shows that the readability formulas are usually inaccurate and offer little insight into which age groups will be able to read and understand a text.