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Dale, Edgar; O'Rourke, Joseph – 1976
This word list includes more than 43,000 items, each identified by a simple word meaning. For each item, the list provides a grade level (4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, or 16) and a percentage score that indicates what percentage of students at that grade level understand the word. Each word-familiarity score was obtained by administering a three-choice…
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, National Surveys
