English four Cloze questions validity of ( 2005 -2010 ) |
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Author | YaoZuoZuo |
Tutor | YuanPingHua |
School | Nanchang University |
Course | Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics |
Keywords | Cloze questions TEM4 Face validity Content validity Construct validity Validity test sites Language skills |
CLC | H319 |
Type | Master's thesis |
Year | 2010 |
Downloads | 300 |
Quotes | 1 |
Cloze is a widely used at all levels of language testing but highly controversial reading fill in the blank questions. Professional also adopted this kind CET exam form. But people still do not know whether it is worth Cloze appear in the special four exam. Based on the curiosity of the problem, this study intends to reform tertiary four Cloze questions are 2005-2100 exact spot four Cloze questions the validity of the research and feasibility studies, from the following three aspects: 1.2005 to 2100 special four Cloze questions What are the characteristics? 2.2005 to 2100 the Post Secondary four Cloze questions the validity of the how? 3.2005 to 2010 the Post Secondary four Cloze questions can accurately measure the candidate's comprehensive ability? Should not, What suggestions for improvement? paper first proposed test method using Buckman level model, from the test environment, test instructions, test material input, and input and answers are expected to answer five aspects of the relationship between 2005-2001 in English at four Cloze questions to analyze. Followed by analysis using questionnaires designed four Cloze questions face validity. Survey were Nanchang University School of Foreign Languages ??Department of English in 2010 participated in the examination of the 100 professional four sophomores and 03 had a special four teachers teaching experience. Survey shows that 90/00 teachers and 88% of the students expressed satisfaction on the Cloze conclusion shows that it has high face validity; almost 76.5% teachers and students agree 85.W05 Cloze questions designed four full accordance with syllabus and teaching outline of the topic; 66.0k7 teachers and students think 6% 0 Cloze questions are designed specifically four four hardest exam questions; addition most teachers and students that specifically examine four main vocabulary ability; 38.3% teachers and 90% of students Welcome Cloze questions designed four reform, which 67.0/50 teachers and 85.% 5 students agree with their forms, topics and genres reforms that 58% teachers and 89% of the students agree with the introduction of four complete word cloze fill in the blank questions . Facts show that the majority of teachers and students agree with this point of view the major findings and recommendations coincide. Next, referring to \surface to specific analysis 2005-2010 English four Cloze content validity. The results showed that the six-year post-secondary four Cloze questions have high content validity, but the study also pointed out the impact of its validity a few questions: 1. Questions single; 2 single genre; 3 study focused on vocabulary , Tech functions and single social language skills, and thus does not fully examine the candidate's comprehensive language skills. Furthermore, through the construct validity of the analysis showed that from 2005 to 2010 in both English Cloze test subjects four low-level capabilities and examine its high-level capabilities, but to examine the low-level competency-based; addition, Apply construct validity coefficient formula CV work two CTTP / TTTP calculate that this construct validity of Cloze six remained the same. Secondly, the test center validity analysis showed that six key test Cloze vocabulary and sentence level is the vocabulary. Finally, based on the above analysis, the author designed four Cloze proposition for the future improvement suggestions: If the topic and genre diversity, balance vocabulary and grammar study, involving four languages ??function of the test and the introduction of complete words fill in the blank.