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Making Cloze Tests More Valid

클로즈 테스트의 효율성 높이기

  • 박정열 (나사렛대학교 오웬스국제대학)
  • Received : 2010.11.18
  • Accepted : 2010.02.10
  • Published : 2011.02.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this article is to investigate ways of making the cloze test more valid as an English proficiency test so that it can provide a better format for the cloze test especially to the non-native teachers in EFL environments. This investigation identifies ways of validity in terms of materials, deletion rates, item characteristics and scoring methods used in cloze tests. An increase in test validity can be accomplished by knowing how the four factors affect the cloze test results and how to manipulate them. Practical suggestions are provided for teachers to design a cloze test. Teachers can develop the reliability and validity of cloze tests by manipulating the four factors. In seeking a more valid and reliable cloze format, this research gives some suggestions based on a literature review. We can conclude that a cloze test can be valid only when teachers are aware of the factors which affect the test result and the ways to handle the factors to make the test appropriate for their test purposes.

본 논문의 목적은 영어 구술시험에서 클로즈 테스트가 더욱 효과적으로 활성화될 수 있는 방법을 조사하여 영어를 외국어로 학습되는 환경에서 영어가 모국어가 아닌 교사들이 클로즈 테스트를 더욱 활용할 수 있게 하기 위함이다. 이는 클로즈 테스트에서 사용되는 자료, 삭제율, 항목의 특징, 그리도 점수 계산 방식을 조사하는 것이다. 테스트의 효율성을 향상시키는 것은 어떻게 위의 네 가지 요소가 클로즈 테스트의 결과에 영향을 끼치는 지를 파악 함으로써, 그리고 그것들을 어떻게 잘 조절할 수 있음으로써 가능할 수 있다. 본 논문은 교사들이 네 가지 요소들을 능숙하게 다루어 클로즈 테스트의 효율성과 신뢰성을 발전시킬 수 있도록 몇 가지 제안을 하였다. 결국 중요한 것은 교사들이 테스트의 결과에 영향을 주는 요소들을 잘 알고, 그들의 목표에 알맞은 테스트를 만들어 내기 위해 네가지 요소들을 잘 조절함으로써, 클로즈 테스트의 효율성과 신뢰성을 높일 수 있다는 것이다.

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