The Cloze Test as a Measure of Second Language Proficiency for Young Children.

Autor/inn/en	Swain, Merrill; und weitere
Institution	Ontario Inst. for Studies in Education, Toronto. Bilingual Education Project.
Titel	The Cloze Test as a Measure of Second Language Proficiency for Young Children.
Quelle	(1976), (12 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Achievement Tests; Bilingual Education; Cloze Procedure; Formative Evaluation; French; Immersion Programs; Intermediate Grades; Language Instruction; Language Proficiency; Language Programs; Language Tests; Measurement Techniques; Second Language Learning; Student Evaluation; Summative Evaluation; Test Selection; Test Validity; Canada (Toronto) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Lückentext; Französisch; Immersionsprogramm; Mittelstufe; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Language test; Sprachtest; Messtechnik; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Testauswahl; Testvalidität
Abstract	This paper presents empirical data concerning the use of a cloze test as a measure of second language proficiency. Grade four students in their fifth year of a French immersion program were tested using both English and French cloze tests. Correlations between the cloze test and other language achievement measures were calculated for both languages and were found to be high. It is suggested that in summative evaluations, the cloze technique provides a useful measure of overall second language proficiency with this age group, and that an error analysis of individual items yields valuable information for formative evaluations. (Author)
Anmerkungen	Bilingual Education Project, The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 252 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Canada M5S 1V6 (as long as supply lasts)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC