Cloze testing as an alternative to the conventional exam in EBE
Much research has been done on cloze tests. Whereas most of the literature is based on General English in this study English for Business and Economics (EBE) is going to be the point of reference. Two 25-item rational deletion and another two 25 fixed-ratio cloze tests were administered to 69 non-na...
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| description | Much research has been done on cloze tests. Whereas most of the literature is based on General English in this study English for Business and Economics (EBE) is going to be the point of reference. Two 25-item rational deletion and another two 25 fixed-ratio cloze tests were administered to 69 non-native university students at the Faculty of Economics. The aim of this article is to analyse to what extent a battery of cloze tests can be an alternative to a conventional comprehension reading test, to find out whether content words are easier or more difficult than function words and to study if giving the first letter makes any difference. The data analysis reveals that there is a good correlation between the cloze tests and the conventional reading comprehension tests, that there are significant differences as far as the difficulty is concerned, and finally that a cued cloze test is different from the other deletion procedure adopted. |
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| spelling | dialnet-ART00000045632026-10-14Cloze testing as an alternative to the conventional exam in EBEHerrera Soler, HonestoMuch research has been done on cloze tests. Whereas most of the literature is based on General English in this study English for Business and Economics (EBE) is going to be the point of reference. Two 25-item rational deletion and another two 25 fixed-ratio cloze tests were administered to 69 non-native university students at the Faculty of Economics. The aim of this article is to analyse to what extent a battery of cloze tests can be an alternative to a conventional comprehension reading test, to find out whether content words are easier or more difficult than function words and to study if giving the first letter makes any difference. The data analysis reveals that there is a good correlation between the cloze tests and the conventional reading comprehension tests, that there are significant differences as far as the difficulty is concerned, and finally that a cued cloze test is different from the other deletion procedure adopted.Universidad de Zaragoza: Departamento de Filología Inglesa y Alemana1993text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=193703(Revista) ISSN 1137-6368(Revista) ISSN 2386-4834Miscelánea: A journal of english and american studies, ISSN 2386-4834, Nº 14, 1993, pags. 73-86spaLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. This digital object is accessible without charge, but its use is subject to the licensing conditions set by its authors or editors. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the licensing conditions, you are free to linking, browsing, printing and making a copy for your own personal purposes. All other acts of reproduction and communication to the public are subject to the licensing conditions expressed by editors and authors and require consent from them. Any link to this document should be made using its official URL in Dialnet. More info: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI |
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