Automated evaluation of text and discourse with Coh-Metrix /
[Book]
Danielle S. McNamara (Learning Sciences Institute and Psychology Department, Arizona State University), Arthur C. Graesser (Institute for Intelligent Systems and Pyschology Department, University of Memphis), Philip M. McCarthy (Institute for Intelligence Systems, University of Memphis), Zhiqiang Cai (Institute for Intelligence Systems, University of Memphis).
xiv, 278 pages :
illustrations ;
23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Coh-metrix: the theoretical, technological, and empirical foundations -- What is text and why analyze it? -- The importance of text cohesion -- The science and technology that led to coh-metrix -- Coh-metrix measures -- Coh-metrix measures of text readability and easability -- Using coh-metrix measures: Studies of cohesion in text and writing -- A beginner's guide to writing Coh-metrix research -- The strategy: moves, frozen expressions, and the evaluator pitch -- The introduction -- The corpus -- The tool -- The results -- The discussion.