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Peer reviewedTuman, Myron C.; Miles, Thomas H. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1987
Indicates that if the cloze scores of students in a small group are well distributed, then it is possible to identify which essays would be selected as best and worst by an English professor. Shows that cloze testing constitutes a relatively effective placement instrument when the readers are unschooled. Includes statistical tables. (JD)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Reading Tests, Student Placement, Test Reliability
