Evaluating Children's Literature by Using the Cloze Procedure.

Smith, Lewis B.

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ERIC Number: EJ261455

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Publication Date: 1982-May

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Evaluating Children's Literature by Using the Cloze Procedure.

Smith, Lewis B.

Reading World, v21 n4 p311-19 May 1982

Reports on a study in which passages from children's literature were prepared using cloze and presented to college and elementary school students. Reveals that neither group of students did well on the task. Questions the desirability of using cloze for matching readers to creative writing. (FL)

Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cloze Procedure, College Students, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Readability, Test Validity, Testing Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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