Rihana S. Williams|Omer Ari|Carmen Nicole Santamaria
Measuring college students' reading comprehension ability using cloze tests
Georgia State University|Georgia State University|Georgia State University
recent investigations challenge construct validity sustained silent reading tests performance two groups postsecondary students eg struggling nonstruggling sustained silent reading test two types cloze test ie maze openended compared order identify test format contributes greater variance reading comprehension one hundred participants recruited students enrolled preparatory course highstakes statewide reading examination results suggest three measures good concurrent validity evidence openended cloze performance related verbal ability reading measure maze performance best job discriminating struggling nonstruggling readers implications reading comprehension assessment post secondaryaged adults discussed