Re: Reading comprehension tests

[Jan Boomsliter <boom -at- CADENCE -dot- COM>]

I don't believe that those IBM "grades" were to be interpreted as
comparable to U.S. school grades.

Actually, I have no idea what they were supposed to mean.  The idea of
quantifying and categorizing sounds like a declaration of poor
judgment and shirking responsibility.

jb
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 On Wed, 15 Mar 1995, Jim Wylder wrote:

 > Re the comment about sophmore engineers generally possess an 8th grade
 > reading level vice 12th or more; it is my experiency as a 45 year old
 > engineer that the thesis is correct.  This is based solely
 > on experience, not any testing or statistical basis.
 >
 My memory of this is hazy, but when I contracted for IBM about
 6 or 7 years ago, they had analyzed the grade-level averages
 for various classifications of audience.  My memory tells me
 that their studies showed about 10th grade level for computer
 science engineers/developers and about 8th grade level for management
 and clerical folks.  Umm... does any body have this info at
 their fingertips?  I feel pretty sure that average reading levels
 for most populations fall within the 8th to 10th grade level,
 but I may be remember the specific audience info incorrectly.

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