[NIFL-HEALTH:3456] Re: Readability formulas

From: Christina Zarcadoolas (Christina_Zarcadoolas@brown.edu)
Date: Fri Nov 16 2001 - 10:59:48 EST 

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At 09:50 AM 11/16/01 -0500, you wrote:

Sorry,
The quote I intended as a followup to Mark H's posting - didn't seem to 
post : I'll try again and forgive me.

"The limitation of judging readability solely through surface structure 
elements is shown vividly by Gordon in his analysis of Plato's Parmenides 
(1980).  Using two popular readability formulas (Dale-Chall 1948 and Fry 
1968) Gordon found that passages from the Plato work were falling between 
4th and 6th grade reading levels.  Gordon's warning about using criteria 
such as number of words, length and complexity of sentences and syllables, 
to judge readability is convincing and yet today, two decades later, goes 
unheeded (Gordon 1980).

         Gordon, Robert M.  "The readability of Unreadable 
Texts."  In  English Journal.  March 1980, Vol. 69, No., 3, pp.60-61.

Chris
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At 09:50 AM 11/16/01 -0500, you wrote:<br>
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Sorry, <br>
The quote I intended as a followup to Mark H's posting - didn't seem to
post : I'll try again and forgive me. <br>
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&quot;The limitation of judging readability solely through surface
structure elements is shown vividly by Gordon in his analysis of Plato's
<u>Parmenides </u>(1980).&nbsp; Using two popular readability formulas
(Dale-Chall 1948 and Fry 1968) Gordon found that passages from the Plato
work were falling between 4th and 6th grade reading levels.&nbsp;
Gordon's warning about using criteria such as number of words, length and
complexity of sentences and syllables, to judge readability is convincing
and yet today, two decades later, goes unheeded (Gordon 1980).<br>
<br>
<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>Gordon,
Robert M.&nbsp; “The readability of Unreadable Texts.”&nbsp; In&nbsp;
<i>English Journal</i>.&nbsp; March 1980, Vol. 69, No., 3, pp.60-61.
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Chris</html>

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