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The alternative definition "any college student with any level of reading" certainly strikes me as a straw man (granted, unintentional one). How about "average
by lkbm 10y ago
The alternative definition "any college student with any level of reading" certainly strikes me as a straw man (granted, unintentional one). How about "average reading level of a college student"? Or "average needed to graduate college"? (I'm not saying that is the definition, but I think it's closer to what laymen assume "reading level" refers to.)
- csa 10y ago> How about "average reading level of a college student"? This is a form of normed referencing, and ultimately it becomes a (sometimes rapidly) moving target that makes comparisons difficult. The standard used in the field is criterion referencing (similar to "prescriptive" used by 'jasode). This allows for easier apples-to-apples comparisons. You are correct that they layman understanding is closer to your definition (at least in my experience). The layman understanding that you describe is not the standard in the field.