Why TextQuest/ReFo?
TextQuest analyses a text using one or more readability formulas. These were developed for different:
- languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, Afrikaans, Turkish, Polish
- readers: children, juveniles, adults, foreign learners
- texts: fiction, non-fiction, technical manuals, patient leaflet information (PIL)
The results are dependent on the formula:
- index value: it shows how difficult a text is, mostly values between 0 and 100.
- reader's age: the minimum age of a reader who understands the text.
- reader's grade: the minimum grade of a reader who understands the text. The grade mostly relates to the school ssystem of the USA.
TextQuest shows the results in a different window and provides information how to interpret the results.