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ERIC Number: EJ346881
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Cloze Testing and the Evaluation of Writing: Some Preliminary Findings.
Tuman, Myron C.; Miles, Thomas H.
Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v14 n1 p10-17 Feb 1987
Indicates that if the cloze scores of students in a small group are well distributed, then it is possible to identify which essays would be selected as best and worst by an English professor. Shows that cloze testing constitutes a relatively effective placement instrument when the readers are unschooled. Includes statistical tables. (JD)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Reading Tests, Student Placement, Test Reliability, Test Theory, Two Year Colleges, Writing Evaluation, Writing Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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