多肢選択方式のクローズ・テストの有効性(第2言語習得論・英語学力論)

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This study examines whether that which M-C cloze tests measure is equivalent to that which listening comprehension tests or dictation tests measure. The following tests were administered: an M-C cloze test and a dictation test to 82 college freshmen in November, 1989; a cloze test and a dictation test to 44 college sophomores in November, 1989; an M-C cloze test, a listening test and a dictation test to 43 college sophomores in April, 1990; an M-C cloze test, a listening test and a dictation test to the same 43 college sophomores in June, 1990. Results indicate the following things: First, what the M-C cloze tests measure is different from what the listening comprehension tests measure. Second, what the M-C cloze tests measure does not seem to be equivalent to what the dictation tests measure. Third, what the cloze test measures is to a considerable degree but not a larger degree, equivalent to what the dictation test measures. Fourth, an analysis of reliability in M-C cloze tests makes it necessary to be careful about the choice of the texts for the tests in constructing M-C cloze tests. This study reveals that an M -C cloze test has great potential as an efficient means of measuring a language learner's overall language proficiency.
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