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Direct linkSheehan, Kathleen M. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2017
Automated text complexity measurement tools (also called readability metrics) have been proposed as a way to help teachers, textbook publishers, and assessment developers select texts that are closely aligned with the new, more demanding text complexity expectations specified in the Common Core State Standards. This article examines a critical…
Descriptors: Reading Material Selection, Difficulty Level, Common Core State Standards, Validity
Download full textSheehan, Kathleen M.; Kostin, Irene; Futagi, Yoko; Flor, Michael – Educational Testing Service, 2010
The Common Core Standards call for students to be exposed to a much greater level of text complexity than has been the norm in schools for the past 40 years. Textbook publishers, teachers, and assessment developers are being asked to refocus materials and methods to ensure that students are challenged to read texts at steadily increasing…
Descriptors: Automation, Content Analysis, Difficulty Level, Readability Formulas
