Systems and Methods for Ability-Appropriate Text Generation
- Author(s):
- Sheehan, Kathleen M.
- Patent Issued:
- Sep 24, 2019
- Patent Number:
- 10,424,217
- Source:
- ETS Patent
- Document Type:
- Patent
- Family ID:
- 1000002368386
- Subject/Key Words:
- Patent, Active Patent, Text Generation, Reading Level, Difficulty Level, Reading Assessment, Processor, Text Complexity, Reading Proficiency
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for generating texts appropriate for a reading level of an individual. An existing exam unit is accessed, wherein the existing exam unit includes a reading passage and a plurality of questions related to the reading passage. The plurality of questions are filtered based on a criterion to form a subset of questions. A first difficulty score is determined based on the reading passage. A second difficulty score is determined based on the subset of questions. A correlation between the first difficulty score and the second difficulty score is determined, and a text is generated that is appropriate for a reading level of an individual based on performance of the individual on the exam unit.