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Many
readability tests were originally created as a method to measure the
readability of enlistment applications and technical manuals for the
U.S. military. Keeping with this tradition, Readability Studio offers
many of these tests, as well as other extensive tools to assist with
understanding these tests, their results, and how to improve their
results. Just some of the tests provided in Readability Studio include:
- Automated Readability
Index
(ARI)—originally created for U.S. Army materials
and is
designed for technical documents and manuals.
- Simplified Automated Readability Index—a
modified version
of ARI
created for U.S. Navy materials and is designed for technical
documents and manuals.
- Flesch
Reading Ease—meant for school text
and is a
standard used by many U.S. government agencies, including the U.S.
Department of Defense.
- New Fog Count—a modified version of the
Gunning Fog Index
created for the U.S. Navy and is designed for technical documents and
manuals. This test, along with Simplified ARI and Flesch-Kincaid,
is part of the Navy Readability Indices collection of tests.
- FORCAST—devised
for assessing U.S. army technical manuals and forms. It is the only test not designed for running narrative, so
it is mostly appropriate for multiple-choice quizzes, applications,
entrance forms, etc.
- Flesch-Kincaid—designed
for technical
documents and is
mostly applicable to manuals and forms, rather than schoolbook text or
literary works. This test, along with Simplified ARI and New Fog Count,
is part of the Navy Readability Indices collection of tests.
- Linsear Write—generally
recommended for
technical manuals and is primarily used by the U.S. Air Force.
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