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Aitken, Kenneth G., Comp. – 1975
This bibliography is intended to provide a selective list of references on the cloze procedure and its application to teaching English as a second language. Part one of the bibliography includes seven general references on the cloze procedure in general, i.e., research reviews and bibliographies. These were chosen because they provide extensive…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cloze Procedure, English (Second Language), Language Tests
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Lowe, Pardee, Jr. – Foreign Language Annals, 1984
Discusses foreign language testing methods, particularly of receptive skills, and how the choice of method for any particular government agency is subject to the constraints imposed by the following factors: (1) method of correction, (2) ease of production and number of exam versions required, (3) content of the test, and (4) administration of the…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Listening Comprehension Tests, Listening Skills
Harris, David P. – 1969
The twofold objective of this book is to enable the teacher of English to speakers of other languages both to improve his own classroom measures and to make sound assessments of standardized tests which he may from time to time be asked to select, administer, and interpret. Chapters 1 and 2 introduce the general purposes and methods of language…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Tests, Comprehension, Contrastive Linguistics
Centre for Information on Language Teaching, London (England). – 1971
This bibliography includes most publications on the theory and practice of foreign language testing which have appeared since 1950. It does not include those referring to testing in the mother tongue. Parts 1 and 2 include other bibliographies on testing and a short selection of published tests which embody recent techniques. Part 3--the main…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Bibliographies, Educational Testing
New York Univ., NY. Inst. for Developmental Studies. – 1965
The tests described in this index are used by the Institute for Developmental Studies in its principal areas of research and do not include recently developed tests. The research at the Institute is concerned with (1) the relationship of differing environments to language development, (2) classroom communication between teachers and children of…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Tests, Behavior Rating Scales, Child Development
Heyneman, Stephen P.; Mintz, Pamela Cope – 1976
Every test intended for use in federally-funded research on children or youth during fiscal year 1975 was placed on a list. The list enentually comprised the titles of 1,570 instruments. The question pursued was whether there would be any realtionship between an instrument's quality and the frequenc with which it was used. For measures of quality…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adolescents, Aptitude Tests, Business Education