Flesch Formulas Applied to Current Readings
Zietta S. Pace · Psychological Reports · 1962
The Flesch formulas for assessing the readability and human interest of writing were applied to twenty-five articles from five collections of readings in psychology. The articles were found to differ widely: some were readable but lacked human interest; others lacked both; a few were both readable and rich in human interest. Although there has been some improvement in these areas among current readings assigned to beginning college students, the student would still find the majority of the selections difficult and dull.