Publication Date

1979

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

First Advisor

Repp, Alan C.

Degree Name

M.S. (Master of Science)

Legacy Department

Department of Learning and Development

LCSH

Cloze procedure; Reading comprehension

Abstract

This study investigated the use of a modified cloze procedure in an attempt to increase reading comprehension of short stories. The subjects, three third grade females, participated in three replications of a single subject design. The independent variable was a cloze procedure exercise written from a short story; every tenth word was deleted from the story, with the words listed at the bottom of the page. The dependent variable was the daily performance score from comprehension questions written from each story. The study lasted 48 days, and 48 different stories were used. Each student completed 24 exercises for each of two conditions; condition A -reading a story silently, followed by completion of eight comprehension questions, and condition B — completion of a cloze procedure exercise of a story, followed by completion of eight comprehension' questions. Results from each student were analyzed to compare comprehension performance under conditions A and B, and to investigate whether accurate completion of cloze procedure exercises affected comprehension performance. Graphic and numerical analyses of results indicated no substantial increase in comprehension performance due to practice with the close procedure.

Comments

Includes bibliographical references.||Includes illustrations.

Extent

v, 36 pages

Language

eng

Publisher

Northern Illinois University

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In Copyright

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