Coh-Metrix PT-BR: A textual analysis web API for education

• Raissa Camelo Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
• Samuel Justino Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
• Rafael Ferreira Leite de Mello Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/cbie.wcbie.2020.179

Abstract

Coh-Metrix is a computational system that provides different measures of textual analysis, including legibility, coherence and textual cohesion.These measures allow a more in-depth analysis of different types of educational texts such as essays, answers to open questions, messages in educational forums. This paper describes the features of a prototype, which encompass a website and an API, of a Brazilian Portuguese version of Coh-Metrix measures.

Keywords: Textual analysis, Portuguese language, API

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