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TEST CLOSURE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-07-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Examinations and Competitions (Education)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cloze test
1, record 1, English, cloze%20test
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Cloze test is used primarily to determine a students level of reading ability. After a student's reading level has been determined, a reading selection is taken from a book of like grade level. As is standard, every fifth word is removed and replaced by a blank space. 1, record 1, English, - cloze%20test
Record 1, Key term(s)
- close test
- close readability test
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Docimologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- test de closure
1, record 1, French, test%20de%20closure
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- exercice de closure 1, record 1, French, exercice%20de%20closure
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Test où le sujet doit compléter les mots absents d’un texte dans le but de démontrer son niveau de compréhension de lecture. 2, record 1, French, - test%20de%20closure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-07-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Education Theory and Methods
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cloze procedure
1, record 2, English, cloze%20procedure
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- cloze technique 2, record 2, English, cloze%20technique
correct
- completion procedure 2, record 2, English, completion%20procedure
- completion technique 2, record 2, English, completion%20technique
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This procedure measures the reader's ability to comprehend a written passage. Because it requires readers to process information, it may take up to 30 minutes to administer. In a Cloze test, text appears with every fifth word omitted. The reader tries to fill in the blanks. This task demonstrates how well he/she understands the text. The reader's ability to identify the correct word also reflects his/her familiarity with sentence structure. 2, record 2, English, - cloze%20procedure
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See also records "closure" and "cloze test." 3, record 2, English, - cloze%20procedure
Record 2, Key term(s)
- close procedure
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- closure
1, record 2, French, closure
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- technique du test de closure 1, record 2, French, technique%20du%20test%20de%20closure
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
à la fois une méthode d’enseignement et une méthode d’évaluation de la lecture qui consiste à faire remplir des lacunes à l’intérieur d’un texte. Pour remplir les lacunes les élèves font appel à leurs connaissances antérieures et aux indices fournis par le texte. [Approches pédagogiques : Infrastructure pour la pratique de l’enseignement, ministère de l’Éducation de la Saskatchewan, 1993.] 1, record 2, French, - closure
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-04-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Personality Development
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- closure
1, record 3, English, closure
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The perception of incomplete figures or situations as though complete by ignoring the missing parts or by compensating for them by projection based on past experience. 2, record 3, English, - closure
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A perceptual organizing principle, it refers to the filing in of a mental picture to form a whole. 3, record 3, English, - closure
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 DEF
The tendency to see an entire figure even though the picture of it is incomplete, based primarily on the viewer's past experience. 4, record 3, English, - closure
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Développement de la personnalité
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- closure
1, record 3, French, closure
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- clôture 2, record 3, French, cl%C3%B4ture
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tendance à voir un objet dans son ensemble, même si la forme en est incomplète, et qui s’appuie essentiellement sur l’expérience passée de l’apprenant. 3, record 3, French, - closure
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir fiche «test de closure». 3, record 3, French, - closure
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1982-07-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Examinations and Competitions (Education)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- stimulated recall 1, record 4, English, stimulated%20recall
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Docimologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- méthode du rappel stimulé
1, record 4, French, m%C3%A9thode%20du%20rappel%20stimul%C3%A9
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode principalement utilisée pour apprécier le taux de rétention mnémonique de mots, de faits, d’images considérés comme importants dans l’apprentissage. 1, record 4, French, - m%C3%A9thode%20du%20rappel%20stimul%C3%A9
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le test de closure peut se transformer en exercice de rappel stimulé si le sujet lit d’abord le texte complet avant de devoir combler le texte lacunaire. 1, record 4, French, - m%C3%A9thode%20du%20rappel%20stimul%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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