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Flesch–Kincaid readability tests

These readability tests are used extensively in the field of education. The "Flesch–Kincaid Grade Level Formula" instead presents a score as a U.S. grade level, making it easier for teachers, parents, librarians, and others to judge the readability level of various books and texts.

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- Previous use cases of standardized college level tests
- Distinctive features of standardized college level tests
- Flesch Kincaid index for difficulty
- SMOG grade

The Rationale for choosing reading materials from standardized college level tests:


- As a measure of comprehension
- Memory span test and Attention
- Mental fatigue study
- Quantifying reading speed

Use cases of standardized college level tests

- Having constant difficulty level during the experiment time
- Assuring that the difficulty level do not exceed the capabilities of the experimenters 
- Ensuring that the tasks would be completed by over 95% of the subject population 
- Problems should be challenging to need some thought
- Chosen topics are neutral academic subjects 

Distinctive features of standardized college level tests

Flesch Kincaid index for difficulty

The SMOG grade is a measure of readability that estimates the years of education needed to understand a piece of writing. SMOG is an acronym for "Simple Measure of Gobbledygook". 

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