Download PDFOpen PDF in browserAssessing Readability Formulas: A Comparison of Readability Formula Performance on the Classification of Simplified TextsEasyChair Preprint 38519 pages•Date: July 13, 2020AbstractThis study compares the performance of five different traditional and new readability formulas in the task of classifying simple Wikipedia and authentic Wikipedia articles (N = 4,000). Results indicated that a new formula, the Crowdsourced Algorithm of Reading Comprehension (CAREC) performed the best. The traditional readability formula, Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level, also showed reliable performance. The results suggest the linguistic features used in newer readability formulas are capable of reliably representing the difficulty of a text. Keyphrases: comprehension, readability, text difficulty
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