Comparable Cloze and Multiple-Choice Comprehension Test Scores.
Earl F. Rankin, Joseph W. Culhane · 1969
numerous studies have shown cloze tests to be highly valid measures of the readability of printed materials and the comprehension of readers. However, raw cloze scores (or percentage scores) are difficult to interpret except in relationship to other raw cloze scores (or percentage scores). A more difficult article will yield a lower mean cloze score than an easier article, but no information is gained from these mean scores about the difficulty of both articles, as such. A higher cloze score for one reader will indicate that this person is a better reader than one with a lower cloze score. But the cloze scores