TexComp - A Text Complexity Analyzer for Student Texts
T. Kakkonen
TL;DR
This paper introduces TexComp, a tool for assessing the complexity of student texts, based on a cautious application of readability and lexical diversity measures, validated on student corpora.
Contribution
The paper presents a novel method and software for evaluating text complexity in student writing, with a detailed analysis of the formulas used.
Findings
TexComp effectively assesses student text complexity.
The method improves reliability of readability and lexical diversity measures.
Validated on student corpora from different educational contexts.
Abstract
This paper describes a method for providing feedback about the degree of complexity that is present in particular texts. Both the method and the software tool called TexComp are designed for use during the assessment of student compositions (such as essays and theses). The method is based on a cautious approach to the application of readability and lexical diversity formulas for reasons that are analyzed in detail in this paper. We evaluated the tool by using USE and BAWE, two corpora of texts that originate from students who use English as a medium of instruction.
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Taxonomy
TopicsText Readability and Simplification · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Second Language Acquisition and Learning