C-Tests in the Context of Reduced Redundancy Testing: An Appraisal.

Klein-Braley, Christine

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Publication Date: 1997

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C-Tests in the Context of Reduced Redundancy Testing: An Appraisal.

Klein-Braley, Christine

Language Testing, v14 n1 p47-84 Mar 1997

Compares the empirical performance of C-tests with other representatives of the family of reduced redundancy tests--classical cloze, cloze-elide, multiple-choice cloze--using the Duisburg English Language Test for Advanced Students as the criterion for empirical validity. Findings reveal that the C-Test emerges as the most economical and reliable procedure and has the highest empirical validity. (64 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Cloze Procedure, Comparative Analysis, Dictation, English, Language Skills, Language Tests, Measurement Techniques, Multiple Choice Tests, Psychometrics, Redundancy, Second Language Learning, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Testing

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Language: English

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