LATIC-A linguistic analyzer for text and item characteristics

Area of Science:

• Computational Linguistics
• Natural Language Processing
• Educational Technology

Background:

• Assessing linguistic features and readability is crucial for researchers and practitioners.
• Existing methods for text analysis can be time-consuming and inefficient.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the performance and efficiency of the Linguistic Analyzer for Text and Item Characteristics (LATIC) software.
• To demonstrate LATIC's capabilities in analyzing texts across different reading levels and languages.

Main Methods:

• The study involved testing the LATIC software's performance against human raters.
• Continuous testing of LATIC's features was conducted during its development to ensure accuracy.

Main Results:

• LATIC demonstrated highly accurate results in analyzing linguistic features and text characteristics.
• The software significantly reduces the time required for text analysis compared to manual methods.
• LATIC supports analysis in English, French, German, and Spanish at three reading levels.

Conclusions:

• LATIC is an efficient, user-friendly, and accurate open-source tool for text and item analysis.
• The software offers a valuable solution for researchers and practitioners needing to assess linguistic features and readability.
• Ongoing development ensures LATIC's continued high accuracy and reliability.