 | Zhiqiang Cai
The University of Memphis
Talk: CohMetrix Workshop |
| Zhiqiang Cai is a research professor in Institute for Intelligent Systems, the University of Memphis. He has a M Sc. degree in computational mathematics received in 1985 from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, P. R. China. He was an associate professor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology from 1994 through 2001, a visiting associate professor at Sudan University of Science and Technology from 1996 through 2000, a visiting associate professor at the University of Paris VI in 1995. His current research interests are in algorithm design and software development for tutoring systems and natural language processing. |
| Talk Abstract |
| The workshop will focus on the utility of Coh-Metrix in discourse theory and educational practice. We will begin with an introduction to the Coh-Metrix and Test Easability Assessor (TEA) tools, including a detailed description of the indices in the context of multilevel theoretical frameworks of discourse comprehension and learning. A review of published studies will help illustrate the relationship between discourse and learning. We will then walk participants through a series of practical exercises that will give hands-on experience with cleaning, preparing, and analyzing texts using Coh-Metrix, conducting statistical analyses with Coh-Metrix data, and data interpretation. |
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