Hi everyone, In the process of doing research for Preferences for Global Access, I came across this tool that measures the readability of a website: http://juicystudio.com/services/readability.php
The results count the number of complex words by syllable, and also gives rankings on established scales like the Gunning-Fog Index. Keep in mind that scales and formulas can be flawed, so don't worry if your latest grant proposal has a Flesch-Kincaid Grade level of 1 (although I think Clayton Lewis would argue that this may actually a good thing :). Out of curiosity, I checked the readability of http://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/fluid/Floe and here are the results Summary Value Total sentences 187 Total words 793 Average words per Sentence 4.24 Words with 1 Syllable 441 Words with 2 Syllables 211 Words with 3 Syllables 96 Words with 4 or more Syllables 45 Percentage of word with three or more syllables 17.78% Average Syllables per Word 1.68 Gunning Fog Index 8.81 Flesch Reading Ease 60.54 Flesch-Kincaid Grade 5.87 Gunning-Fog Index measures the rough number of years of schooling needed for a reader to understand the content. Flesch-Kincaid is the estimated grade level. - Jon. -- *JONATHAN HUNG* INCLUSIVE DESIGNER, IDRC**** ** ** *T:* 416 977 6000 x3951**** *F:* 416 977 9844**** *E:* [email protected]**** ** ** *OCAD UNIVERSITY***** Inclusive Design Research Centre**** 205 Richmond Street W, Toronto, ON, M5V 1V3**** ** ** www.ocadu.ca**** www.idrc.ocad.ca
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