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A Comparative Study on the Measuring Capacity of Three Types of Cloze Test

Author: LiuJingTao
Tutor: ZhaoQinLing
School: Capital Normal University
Course: Curriculum and Pedagogy
Keywords: Multiple-choice cloze Open cloze Set of library -type cloze Measurement capability
CLC: H319
Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2009
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The cloze mainly used to test learners a wide range of language skills, as a convenient and economical form of testing, it has been widely used in a variety of large domestic English test. However, domestic scholars cloze very few multiple-choice, open and set library-style comparative study between the three cloze is rarely involved. Therefore, users of cloze cloze measurement capability is poorly known, this leads to difficult for them to select the appropriate scientific Gestalt form to get accurate test results. The study of multiple-choice cloze, open cloze Cloze measurement capability and a set library comparative study of the use of Grant Haining in his book \language test statistical tools to focus on measuring the degree of difficulty, discrimination, reliability and validity of decisions cloze measurement capability factors. Among them, the construct validity of the study results are based on the division of Buckman the Cloze test students' four-level ability, and then use on McDonald reflection law theory. The paper focused on to solve three problems: 1) completed three cloze results are significantly different? 2) multiple choice, open and set library Cloze the degree of difficulty, discrimination, reliability and validity are different? 3) What kind of cloze comprehensive language ability test was the most effective and credible? answer these three questions, the multiple choice cloze, open Cloze and set library type cloze measurement capabilities of a comparative study. The subjects were at Qufu Normal University Grade 3 students in the test, they want to accomplish a list of three types of Gestalt test questions. Test scores into the computer, the statistical package SPSS 14.0 The obtained data were analyzed using the data of sociology. Subsequently, the researchers were thirty to do a survey to cloze questions face validity data. Finally, were asked to complete an oral self-reports based on their memories of the answer process, in order to obtain the cloze construct validity data. Analysis and objective discussion of the data, the researchers obtained the following conclusions: First, was made three forms of cloze results significantly different from-choice cloze most easy, open Gestalt the most difficult to fill in the blank. Secondly, based on the study of the comparative analysis of the the three cloze difficulty, discrimination, reliability and validity of measurement capability, the researchers draw this conclusion: open cloze and set the library type cloze have a better ability to distinguish and satisfactory reliability, validity, however, some try to think open cloze too hard, so that they have a serious anxiety; most commonly used multiple-choice cloze these measurement capability elements on the performance is not satisfactory. Third, the study believe that the open cloze can be the most effective language skills test was. Based on the above findings, the author recommends that the questions designers to select the appropriate form of cloze test depending on the purpose and use; Cloze can no longer as a large-scale test of proficiency tests or selection only Gestalt test form a number of options, but should be combined with the the Gestalt test items such as open cloze this is a good measurement capability. The study provides some useful insights on language tests, However, due to the limited experimental conditions, the study used a smaller sample cloze backwash effect and also involves a little, and only around Cloze different forms a variable analysis, the latter part of research in this area need to be perfected and improved.

A Comparative Study on the Measuring Capacity of Three Types of Cloze Test

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