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An Instructional Application of the Multiple-Choice Cloze: A Case Study in the EFL Classroom
English Language and Literature Studies, 2018 We explored using multiple-choice cloze (MCC) tests for classroom instruction. The practice of “testing leading teaching” is frequently criticized because it might distort the original teaching objectives. We do not primarily emphasize how to get high scores; instead, we show how to use testing techniques and teaching activities to provide feedback ...
Abby Deng-Huei Lee, Richard Jenn-Rong Wu
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Open-ended cloze procedure and multiple - choice cloze procedure: similarties and differences [PDF]
, 1991 This paper is a validation of two cloze procedures: Open-Ended and Multiple-Choice (henceforth OE and MC respectively). Open-Ended and Multiple-Choice tests on the same text were administered to 60 English majors in their 2nd year of university level, in Qatar. The subjects were divided randomly into two groups. The first group took Format 1, while the
Al-Buainain, Haifa
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Probing Prediction-Related Processes in Language Using an EEG Word Stem Completion Paradigm. [PDF]
PsychophysiologyABSTRACT Humans comprehend language rapidly, with active prediction of upcoming words as a key mechanism. Studies using sentences have documented facilitations in behavior and brain activity (N400) when people encounter predictable words, and brain responses (anterior positivity) specific to prediction violations.
Chiu HS, Hubbard RJ, Federmeier KD.
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Labelling, Defining and Classifying the Active Ingredients in Oral Language Interventions for Children With or at Risk of Developmental Language Disorder: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Synthesis. [PDF]
Int J Lang Commun DisordABSTRACT Background In recent years, there has been an increase in studies reporting on effective child language interventions for people with or at risk for (Developmental) Language Disorder ((D)LD). However, the translation of this evidence into practice has been impeded by under‐specified intervention reporting, specifically on what the active ...
Frizelle P +20 more
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Cloze, Frequency, Surprisal, or Plausibility? A Comparative Analysis of Predictors for Local Ambiguity Resolution. [PDF]
Cogn SciAbstract This study investigated the cognitive mechanisms underlying the processing of garden‐path sentences by examining the influence of verb/structural bias, cloze probability, surprisal, and plausibility. Using self‐paced reading with yes/no comprehension questions, we analyzed a structurally diverse set of 11 types of ambiguous and unambiguous ...
Ceháková M, Chromý J.
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Item Analysis of a Multiple-Choice Rational Cloze Test
Item Analysis of a Multiple-Choice Rational Cloze TestThe basic unit of any test is the test item. In order to make a test better, we need to identify weak items and modify them. The purpose of this investigation is to identify and compare the weak items of a cloze test by classical test theory (CTT) and item response theory (IRT) measurement.
島田, 勝正, SHIMADA, Katsumasa
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Cloze Test and Multiple Choice Test for Reading Comprehension.
Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa, 2023 The objectives of this study are to analyze about the different and similar of multiple choice and cloze test in reading comprehension, and about the perception toward the multiple choice and cloze test among students that influence reading comprehension. This study used descriptive qualitative method.
Erlangga Akbar Medyazarefsi +2 more
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The Relationship between Translation Tests and Reading Comprehension: A Case of Iranian University Students [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies, 2012 The present study seeks to investigate the potentiality of the translation task as a testing method for measuring reading comprehension. To achieve this objective, two types of translation tests, open-ended and multiple-choice tests, and two types of ...
Mansoor Tavakoli +2 more
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The Effects of Syntactic Awareness to L2 Chinese Passage-Level Reading Comprehension
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 This study investigated the association between syntactic awareness and L2 Chinese passage-level reading comprehension among 209 Chinese as a second language adult-learners.
Jing Zhou
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Frontiers in Communication, 2023 Reading in a second language (L2) is a complex process that incorporates linguistic knowledge and literacy abilities, as well as strategic competence to approach different types of reading tasks depending on reading goals.
Rurik Tywoniw
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