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Evaluating Different Scoring Methods for the Speeded Cloze-elide Test: The Application of the {R}asch Partial Credit Model [PDF]
The Quantitative Methods for Psychology, 2022 Cloze-elide tests are overall measures of both first (L1) and second language (L2) reading comprehension and communicative skills. Research has shown that a time constraint is an effective method to understand individual differences and increase the ...
Purya Baghaei
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Cloze-Elide Test as an Alternative Test Method: Linking Personality Types to Test Method Performance [PDF]
Applied Research on English Language, 2019 More innovative test methods may measure language learners’ test performance more accurately, contributing to much fairer decisions. This study examined Iranian language learners’ performance on cloze-elide test as an innovative, integrative test method.
Rajab Esfandiari
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DEVELOPMENT OF CLOZE‐ELIDE TESTS OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE [PDF]
ETS Research Report Series, 1987 ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to investigate the validity of cloze‐elide tests of English proficiency for students who are similar to the TOEFL candidate population. Cloze‐elide tests used in this research consisted of exercises in which an examinee is required to edit a prose passage by eliminating extraneous words that have been randomly ...
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Investigating the Relatedness of Cloze-Elide Test, Multiple-Choice Cloze Test, and C-test as Measures of Reading Comprehension [PDF]
Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning, 2014 Reading comprehension ability consists of multiple cognitive processes, and cloze tests have long been claimed to measure this ability as a whole. However, since the introduction of cloze test, different varieties of it have been proposed by the testers.
Simin Sattarpour, Parviz Ajideh
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Morphology and Reading Skills in Arabic‐Speaking Syrian Refugee Children
Reading Research Quarterly, Volume 58, Issue 3, Page 391-405, July/August/September 2023., 2023 ABSTRACT Limited research has been conducted on the literacy skills of Arabic‐speaking refugee children. This study investigated the concurrent and longitudinal roles of morphological awareness in Arabic word reading and reading comprehension. A total of 75 Syrian refugee children aged 6–13 years resettled in Canada were administered measures of ...
Redab Al‐Janaideh +4 more
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Journal of Research in Reading, Volume 44, Issue 1, Page 110-130, February 2021., 2021 Background Morphological awareness plays a crucial role in supporting higher‐level text processing. We examined its contribution to reading comprehension in children of different ages and ability levels in order to determine when and for whom morphological awareness is of particular importance. Methods Three groups of children (aged 6–8 years, N = 128;
Emma James +3 more
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, 2018 <p>In this study, the cloze-elide test was developed and administered under time constraints. This research is aimed to examine the validity and reliability of the speeded cloze-elide test and investigate its relationship with reading comprehension, C-Test, and multiple-choice cloze test.
Samaneh Zarei, Ali Akbar Boori
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Preschool predictors of later reading comprehension ability: a systematic review
Campbell Systematic Reviews, Volume 13, Issue 1, Page 1-155, 2017., 2017 This Campbell systematic review examines the relationships between skills in preschool and later reading comprehension. The review summarizes evidence from 64 longitudinal studies that have observed these relationships. Code‐related skills in preschool (e.g., phoneme awareness and letter knowledge) are indirectly related to reading comprehension via ...
Hanne Næss Hjetland +3 more
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Curriculum‐Based Measurement: A Brief History of Nearly Everything from the 1970s to the Present
International Scholarly Research Notices, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013 This paper provides a description of 30 years of research conducted on curriculum‐based measurement. In this time span, several subject matter areas have been studied—reading, writing, mathematics, and secondary content (subject) areas—in developing technically adequate measures of student performance and progress.
Gerald Tindal +3 more
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, 2018 In this study, the cloze-elide test was developed and administered under time constraints. This research is aimed to examine the validity and reliability of the speeded cloze-elide test and investigate its relationship with reading comprehension, C-Test, and multiple-choice cloze test.
Zare, Samaneh, Boori, Ali
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