The De-jargonizer: Five stages of testing and development.

<p>All stages included trial runs on student writing samples.</p

Example comparison of an excerpt of an abstract and corresponding lay summary.

<p>Part I (abstract) has 57% high frequency 16% mid-frequency and 27% jargon. Part II (summary) uses 71% high frequency, 20% mid-frequency, and 8% jargon. Excerpts taken from [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0181742#pone.0181742.ref053" target="_blank">53</a>].</p

Screen shot showing sample output from the De-jargonizer.

<p>Jargon terms in red (58%), and their lay explanations in black (common/high frequency 21%) and orange (mid-frequency, 21%).</p