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The Effects of Test Length and Scoring Method on the Precision of Cloze Test Scores.

Rand, Earl – 1978

A project is described that was undertaken to investigate: (1) how long a cloze test has to be to achieve optimum reliability without wasting anyone's time; and (2) how cloze tests should be scored in order to obtain maximum reliability. The literature recommended 50 deletions in order to provide for an adequate sample of examinee's abilities; it…

Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Research

Focus: A Forum on Teaching and Learning in Utah Community Colleges; Volume XII, 1995.

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Safman, Phyllis, Ed. – Focus, 1995

Designed as a forum on teaching and learning in Utah's two-year colleges, "Focus" seeks to promote originality, innovation, and needed changes in the state's two-year institutions. The 1994 volume of "Focus" includes the following articles: (1) "Competency Development and Community Colleges," by Phyllis…

Descriptors: College Instruction, Community Colleges, Educational Change, Educational Improvement