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A Cloze-Up on the C-Test: A Study in the Construct Validation of Authentic Tests.
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Klein-Braley, Christine – Language Testing, 1985
Presents the theory of general language proficiency and looks at the construct validation of cloze tests and C-tests. Describes the defects of classical cloze procedures. Gives an example of the C-Test and discusses its empirical validity. Concludes that C-tests are authentic tests of the construct of general language proficiency.
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Comparative Analysis, Language Proficiency, Language Research