Using Cloze Procedure as an Overall Language Proficiency Test.

Aitken, Kenneth G.

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Using Cloze Procedure as an Overall Language Proficiency Test

Aitken, Kenneth G.

TESOL Quarterly, 11, 1, 59-67, Mar 77

Cloze tests are valid, reliable second language proficiency tests. This paper discusses the construction, administration, scoring and interpretation of cloze tests of overall language proficiency. Other uses of the cloze in ESL are mentioned. Finally an explanation of the cognitive processes in doing cloze tasks is offered. (CHK)

Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Test Construction, Test Interpretation, Testing

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