Cloze tests are best characterized as one of integrative tests in language testing and used widely in many kinds of English tests in China at present as they are claimed to be able to indicate overall language profici...Cloze tests are best characterized as one of integrative tests in language testing and used widely in many kinds of English tests in China at present as they are claimed to be able to indicate overall language proficiency validly. The present evaluation clearly shows that cloze testing measures test takers' integrated language competence based on their reading abilities.展开更多
In 2016, there is a reform of the TEM-4 cloze test, which changes from multiple choice cloze test toward banked cloze test. The study takes multiple choice cloze test in 2015 before reform and bank cloze test after re...In 2016, there is a reform of the TEM-4 cloze test, which changes from multiple choice cloze test toward banked cloze test. The study takes multiple choice cloze test in 2015 before reform and bank cloze test after reform in 2016 as research subjects, and research data are from true test results of 48 test-takers. The performance analysis was done by using FACETS(Version 2.7) and SPSS 19.0. This research aims at exploring the relationships between two different cloze forms and the differentiated performance of test-takers, and also testing reliability and validity of two cloze forms. Results show that multiple choice cloze test and banked cloze test have great difference on reflecting test-takers' English ability. Banked cloze test can better reflect test-takers' English ability if more items are added.展开更多
In order to assess college students'overall language proficiency,a new format,banked cloze,is included in the revised CET-4.Based on the previous studies on banked cloze in China,this paper discusses on how to con...In order to assess college students'overall language proficiency,a new format,banked cloze,is included in the revised CET-4.Based on the previous studies on banked cloze in China,this paper discusses on how to construct highly valid CET-4 banked cloze in line with the revised CET Syllabus(2006).展开更多
Cloze tests, introduced by W.L.Taylor in 1953, is a quick, economical method of measuring overall language proficiency. Cloze test considered to be an indispensable part of College Entrance Examination. Therefore it i...Cloze tests, introduced by W.L.Taylor in 1953, is a quick, economical method of measuring overall language proficiency. Cloze test considered to be an indispensable part of College Entrance Examination. Therefore it is necessary to do some research on how to better design and assess the validity of a cloze test by reader's readability of texts in high school.展开更多
With the development of language testing,unlike the previous situation that teachers or researchers designed a test blindly,more and more teachers or researchers use theories and methods of language testing to design ...With the development of language testing,unlike the previous situation that teachers or researchers designed a test blindly,more and more teachers or researchers use theories and methods of language testing to design a new test or examine whether a test is good.With the help of the software,SPSS16.0,this essay makes use of theories and principles of language testing to analyze the College English Achievement Test(Band 3,A) of USST,especially the part,cloze.This essay analyzes the whole test and then it analyzes cloze in detail.By doing these,teachers in USST can realize whether this test is scientific and qualified for testing students' real language knowledge and abilities.Besides,teachers can learn experience from this analysis and avoid mistakes which happen in this test when they design a new test in future.展开更多
In this paper, a research has been done to test grammar and usage in two types of items--completion items in context by using multiple choice techniques and completion items in separate sentences. The results of the t...In this paper, a research has been done to test grammar and usage in two types of items--completion items in context by using multiple choice techniques and completion items in separate sentences. The results of the two types of testing items and data have been analyzed to reveal that testing grammar and usage in the form of completion items in context by using multiple-choice techniques shows its advantages over completion forms in separate sentences by using multiple-choice techniques.展开更多
It is quite necessary for teachers of English to know the basic knowledge and techniques about how to design good English testpapers. To meet this necessity, this paper first tells of the basic principles and requirem...It is quite necessary for teachers of English to know the basic knowledge and techniques about how to design good English testpapers. To meet this necessity, this paper first tells of the basic principles and requirements of designing English test papers, then the procedures,and, at last, the characters of some test questions and the techniques when designing them.展开更多
文摘Cloze tests are best characterized as one of integrative tests in language testing and used widely in many kinds of English tests in China at present as they are claimed to be able to indicate overall language proficiency validly. The present evaluation clearly shows that cloze testing measures test takers' integrated language competence based on their reading abilities.
文摘In 2016, there is a reform of the TEM-4 cloze test, which changes from multiple choice cloze test toward banked cloze test. The study takes multiple choice cloze test in 2015 before reform and bank cloze test after reform in 2016 as research subjects, and research data are from true test results of 48 test-takers. The performance analysis was done by using FACETS(Version 2.7) and SPSS 19.0. This research aims at exploring the relationships between two different cloze forms and the differentiated performance of test-takers, and also testing reliability and validity of two cloze forms. Results show that multiple choice cloze test and banked cloze test have great difference on reflecting test-takers' English ability. Banked cloze test can better reflect test-takers' English ability if more items are added.
文摘In order to assess college students'overall language proficiency,a new format,banked cloze,is included in the revised CET-4.Based on the previous studies on banked cloze in China,this paper discusses on how to construct highly valid CET-4 banked cloze in line with the revised CET Syllabus(2006).
文摘Cloze tests, introduced by W.L.Taylor in 1953, is a quick, economical method of measuring overall language proficiency. Cloze test considered to be an indispensable part of College Entrance Examination. Therefore it is necessary to do some research on how to better design and assess the validity of a cloze test by reader's readability of texts in high school.
文摘With the development of language testing,unlike the previous situation that teachers or researchers designed a test blindly,more and more teachers or researchers use theories and methods of language testing to design a new test or examine whether a test is good.With the help of the software,SPSS16.0,this essay makes use of theories and principles of language testing to analyze the College English Achievement Test(Band 3,A) of USST,especially the part,cloze.This essay analyzes the whole test and then it analyzes cloze in detail.By doing these,teachers in USST can realize whether this test is scientific and qualified for testing students' real language knowledge and abilities.Besides,teachers can learn experience from this analysis and avoid mistakes which happen in this test when they design a new test in future.
文摘In this paper, a research has been done to test grammar and usage in two types of items--completion items in context by using multiple choice techniques and completion items in separate sentences. The results of the two types of testing items and data have been analyzed to reveal that testing grammar and usage in the form of completion items in context by using multiple-choice techniques shows its advantages over completion forms in separate sentences by using multiple-choice techniques.
文摘It is quite necessary for teachers of English to know the basic knowledge and techniques about how to design good English testpapers. To meet this necessity, this paper first tells of the basic principles and requirements of designing English test papers, then the procedures,and, at last, the characters of some test questions and the techniques when designing them.
