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Clozing in on reading comprehension: a deep cloze test of global inference making.

Authors :
Jensen, Katrine Lyskov
Elbro, Carsten
Source :
Reading & Writing; May2022, Vol. 35 Issue 5, p1221-1237, 17p
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Traditional cloze tests (such as the CBM-maze) may be poor measures of comprehension processes beyond the single sentence level. This paper presents an alternative, a deep cloze test with gaps that are strategically chosen to assess comprehension beyond the sentence level. To fill each gap, the reader has to draw global cohesion inferences during reading. A study with 83 adult students found support for the validity of the deep cloze test. It contributed unique variance to global reading comprehension as measured with a conventional test even after controlling for sentence-level cloze, word decoding, and vocabulary knowledge. The deep cloze also explained all of the shared variance between reading comprehension and a topic identification task designed to require global comprehension. Future studies may explore how the deep cloze format can be used to tap other component processes of reading comprehension. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
09224777
Volume :
35
Issue :
5
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Reading & Writing
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
156220075
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-021-10230-w