[Phys-L] Re: Fog Index

[Bernard Cleyet <anngeorg@PACBELL.NET>]

If I remember correctly, at least one older version of "WORD" includes
two indices, one of which is Gunning.

My current word has the following:


Readability scores
When Microsoft Word finishes checking spelling and grammar, it can
display information about the reading level of the document, including
the following readability scores. Each readability score bases its
rating on the average number of syllables per word and words per sentence.
Flesch Reading Ease score
Rates text on a 100-point scale; the higher the score, the easier it is
to understand the document. For most standard documents, aim for a score
of approximately 60 to 70.
The formula for the Flesch Reading Ease score is:
206.835 – (1.015 x ASL) – (84.6 x ASW)
where:
ASL = average sentence length (the number of words divided by the number
of sentences)
ASW = average number of syllables per word (the number of syllables
divided by the number of words)
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score
Rates text on a U.S. grade-school level. For example, a score of 8.0
means that an eighth grader can understand the document. For most
standard documents, aim for a score of approximately 7.0 to 8.0.
The formula for the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score is:
(.39 x ASL) + (11.8 x ASW) – 15.59
where:
ASL = average sentence length (the number of words divided by the number
of sentences)
ASW = average number of syllables per word (the number of syllables
divided by the number of words)


bc, who can't think of what to put here.




bc

Shapiro, Mark wrote:

> Perhaps a better term might be "literacy index".
>
> Mark S.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> =46rom: Forum for Physics Educators on behalf of Brian Whatcott
> Sent: Tue 11/1/2005 9:14 AM
> To: PHYS-L@LISTS.NAU.EDU
> Subject: Fog Index
> =20
> This is an online calculator of Fog Index
>     <http://library.loganutah.org:8080/bridgerland/TutorTips/fog>
>
> Sampling a few contributions ot the Stopping Distance thread
> [this was happenstance, not editorial comment, by the way]
> gave these values:
>
> John Clement   11.62
> John Denker     9.69
> Rick Swanson    9.65
> Rick  Tarara     8.92
> BC                       8.81
> Mark Shapiro    8.68
> Me                      7.26
> Roger Haar       4.41
>
> Brian Whatcott    Altus OK    Eureka!
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