ARTE: Automatic Readability tool for english
The Automatic Readability Tool for English (ARTE) will automatically calculate a variety of readability formulas for texts. The readability formulas include classic formulas like Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level, SMOG, and Dale-Chall along with new formulas like the Coh-Metrix L2 Readability Index (CML2RI), the Crowdsourced Algorithm of Reading Comprehension (CAREC), and a transformer-based readability formula that came from the CommonLit Readability Prize (website version only).
ARTE is available as a website and as a downloadable, desktop tool. Both versions allow batch processing of texts. The website includes a transformer-based readability formula and allows interactive text modification (i.e., users can modify a text and receive real time feedback about how modifications influence text readability). The desktop tool allows users to process sensitive information on their home computer.
The ARTE website is here.
ARTE takes plain text files as input (it will process all plain text files in a particular folder) and produces a comma separated values (.csv) spreadsheet that is easily read by any spreadsheet software.
Please use the following citation when referencing the Automatic Readability Tool for English (ARTE) in your work:
Choi, J., & Crossley, S.A. (2022). Automated Readability Web App for English. Proceedings of the Twenty-second IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2022), (pp. 1-6). Bucharest, Romania.
Version 1.1 (released 9-21-2020): This version included a modified version of CAREC to correct for text length correlations for longer texts (e.g., > 200 words).
*NOTE
If a notification pops up saying "Windows protected your PC", click on "More info" and then "Run Anyway" to bypass the pop up and run the app.
ARTE User Manual
ARTE Index Description Sheet
ARTE for Mac (may not be compatible with Big Sur OS)
ARTE for Windows (7, 8, 10; 64-bit java required)
ARTE is available as a website and as a downloadable, desktop tool. Both versions allow batch processing of texts. The website includes a transformer-based readability formula and allows interactive text modification (i.e., users can modify a text and receive real time feedback about how modifications influence text readability). The desktop tool allows users to process sensitive information on their home computer.
The ARTE website is here.
ARTE takes plain text files as input (it will process all plain text files in a particular folder) and produces a comma separated values (.csv) spreadsheet that is easily read by any spreadsheet software.
Please use the following citation when referencing the Automatic Readability Tool for English (ARTE) in your work:
Choi, J., & Crossley, S.A. (2022). Automated Readability Web App for English. Proceedings of the Twenty-second IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2022), (pp. 1-6). Bucharest, Romania.
Version 1.1 (released 9-21-2020): This version included a modified version of CAREC to correct for text length correlations for longer texts (e.g., > 200 words).
*NOTE
If a notification pops up saying "Windows protected your PC", click on "More info" and then "Run Anyway" to bypass the pop up and run the app.
ARTE User Manual
ARTE Index Description Sheet
ARTE for Mac (may not be compatible with Big Sur OS)
ARTE for Windows (7, 8, 10; 64-bit java required)
ARTE is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Studies that have used ARTE
(please email me if we have missed your paper!)
Crossley, S. A., Skalicky, S., & Dascalu, M. (2019). Moving beyond classic readability formulas: New methods and new models. Journal of Research in Reading, 42 (3-4), 541-561.
Crossley, S. A., Skalicky, S., & Dascalu, M. (2019). Moving beyond classic readability formulas: New methods and new models. Journal of Research in Reading, 42 (3-4), 541-561.
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