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6/19/25, 10:18 AM Miqyas Al Dhad completes Arab world’s largest field survey
reputable examination boards such as Cambridge. The key components of the sociocognitive framework for reading
comprehension are linguistic knowledge, cognitive processing, background knowledge, and metacognitive strategies. In building
the reading items for the survey, a rigorous methodology was followed in terms of recruiting, inducting, training, monitoring and
evaluating item writers to ensure the highest standards of item quality.

The Arabic Scale is developed using triangulation scientific research methodology that integrates both quantitative and qualitative
analyses of multiple data sources. In addition to data gathered from the field survey on students’ reading proficiency, the second
data source involved the creation of a large Arabic corpus featuring over 70 million structures and words, derived from more than
8,000 carefully curated Arabic texts from various subject areas, fields and topics reflecting the language’s richness, culture,
heritage and diversity.

The third data source was via conducting a pairwise comparative study with participation from over 450 Arabic language experts
and educators from 18 Arab countries. In this study, participants were given two passages and had to identify which one was more
difficult. The data collected from this study was used to create rankings of difficulty for 2,000 passages. These were the basis for the
machine learning algorithms of Miqyas Al Dhad readability formulae. Pairwise study is a known methodology in the machine
learning field.

Smart and Comprehensive Services / Innovative and Large-scale Solutions

Miqyas Al Dhad offers a comprehensive suite of smart tools and services designed to elevate Arabic reading proficiency and
enable accurate assessment of reading ability and text readability. At the Centre of it all is the Reading Scale, an innovative tool that
evaluates reading comprehension, empowering educators to assess student reading ability and pinpoint learning needs
accurately.

Additional tools include: a validated item bank of reading items suitable for each school grade; a Smart Text Analyzer, an AI-
powered tool for evaluating text complexity; and high frequency keyword lists offering a rich academic vocabulary database for
every school grade. It also includes ‘Find-a-Book’, a smart digital hub that provides students, educators, and parents with
measured texts and books suitable for their reading levels and interests. Miqyas Al Dhad further supports educators through its
innovative Reading Growth Plan, a predictive system that monitors student reading development over time and delivers actionable
insights to guide educational planning based on individual needs.

A Scientific Reference for Arabic Educational Development

Miqyas Al Dhad marks a significant milestone in advancing Arabic literacy. By providing standardised, research-based tools, it
enables the creation of more effective and responsive educational curricula tailored to the needs of educators. Additionally, it
provides educational decision-makers and researchers with accurate data to understand linguistic challenges and devise
sustainable solutions. The initiative aims to empower students to use Arabic confidently and efficiently across various academic
and professional contexts, establishing new criteria for excellence in Arabic language learning.

About Arabic Scale

Arabic Scale, also known as Miqyas Al Dhad, is a leading company specialising in advanced educational assessment solutions for
the Arabic language. Miqyas Al Dhad is the first standardised framework of its kind designed to assess Arabic comprehension
ability from Grade 1 to Grade 12, based on scientific and technological foundations that are specifically tailored to cater for the
demands of the educational and cultural environment in the Arab world.

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