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A survey of research on the C-Test1

Christine Klein-Braley

University ofDuisburg

Ulrich Raatz

University ofDuisburg

The use of cloze tests is beset with problems. The C-Test represents an attempt to develop a measure of general language competence which will avoid these problems. A large number of studies, involving children and adults learning a variety of languages, point to its being a reliable and valid measure of overall language ability. Construct validation has now begun. The principal usefulness of the C-Test is seen to be in selection and placement procedures. It is essential that the test should not be used to make significant decisions without prior statistical evaluation.

Language Testing, Vol. 1, No. 2, 134-146 (1984)
DOI: 10.1177/026553228400100202
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