Flesch Kincaid readability measures are all over the board.  Results are similar to those found via the Fry graph.  This supports my premise that it is difficult to measure readability of math books.  Nonetheless, they are difficult for most students to read.

SAMPLE 1

Text Readability Consensus Calculator

 Purpose: Our Text Readability Consensus Calculator uses 7 popular readability formulas to calculate the average grade level, reading age, and text difficult of your sample text.

Your Results:

 Your text: The Distance Formula

We now find a formula for the distance d(A,B) because two points A(x1,y1) and B(x2,y2) in the plane. Recall from Section P2 that the distance between points a and b on a number line is d(a,b)=|b-a|. So from Figure 4 we see that the distance between the points A(x1,y1) and C(x2,y1) on a horizontal line must be |x2-x1|, and the distance between B(x2,y2) and C(x2,y1) on a vertical line must be |y2-y1|. The Distance Formula We now find a formula for the distance d(A,B) because two points A(x1,y1) and B(x2,y2) in the plane. Recall from Section P2 that the distance between points a and b on a number line is d(a,b)=|b-a|. So from Figure 4 we see that the distance between the points A(x1,y1) and C(x2,y1) on a horizontal line must be |x2-x1|, and the distance between B(x2,y2) and C(x2,y1) on a vertical line must be |y2-y1|.

 

Flesch Reading Ease Scale 70.5 text scale. Flesch scored your text “fairly easy to read”

Gunning Fog 13.9 text scale.  Your text scored “hard to read.”

Flesch Kincaid Grade Level scored 11.3    Eleventh Grade

Readability Consensus
Based on 8 readability formulas, we have scored your text:
Grade Level: 9
Reading Level: fairly easy to read.
Reader’s Age: 13-15 yrs. old (Eighth and Ninth graders)

SAMPLE 2

Text Readability Consensus Calculator

Purpose: Our Text Readability Consensus Calculator uses 7 popular readability formulas to calculate the average grade level, reading age, and text difficult of your sample text.

Your Results:

Your text: Discovery Project Visualizing Data

When scientists analyze data, they look for a trend or pattern from which they can draw a conclusion about the process they are studying. It is difficult to find hidden patterns in lists of numbers. But a graph of the data can efficiently reveal any hidden pattern. In this project we examine data obtained by a biologist on the levels of three different enzymes in blood samples taken from expectant mothers. You can find the project at www.stewartmath.com. Discovery Project Visualizing Data When scientists analyze data, they look for a trend or pattern from which they can draw a conclusion about the process they are studying. It is difficult to find hidden patterns in lists of numbers. But a graph of the data can efficiently reveal any hidden pattern. In this project we examine data obtained by a biologist on the levels of three different enzymes in blood samples taken from expectant mothers. You can find the project at www.stewartmath.com.

 

Flesch Reading Ease Scale 57.7 text scale. Flesch scored your text “fairly difficult to read”

Gunning Fog 9.3 text scale.  Your text scored “fairly easy to read.”

Flesch Kincaid Grade Level scored 8.2    Eighth Grade