本計畫旨在探究選擇式克漏字測驗(Multiple-choice Cloze tests；簡稱MCCT)之議題。
教育部近幾年來致力於提升國人之外語能力，將學生之英文證照列為學校獎補助款及評鑑之參考要項。而環顧國內外知名英文能力測驗，概均包含選擇式克漏字測驗，可見其在英文能力測驗中占有極其重要的地位，值得深究。
本研究主軸有三項：
(1) 選擇式克漏字測驗成績與英語整體閱讀能力測驗成績之相關。
(2) 不同屬性空格(句構型local syntactic type vs.字義型 local semantic vs. 連貫型between-sentence cohesive type)之選擇式克漏字測驗成績與英語閱讀能力測驗成績之相關。
(3) 選擇式克漏字測驗試題之編製技巧及其在教學上的應用 This study mainly aims to investigate the issue of multiple-choice cloze tests (MCCT).
During these years the national government, especially the ministry of education(MOE), has actively elevated the English language ability of the country people. Several policies have been exploited by MOE to elevate the English ability of the younger generation, among them the English ability certificate being one of the main concerns.
In nearly every famous English Proficiency Examination, like GEPT(General English Proficiency Test) and TOEIC(Test of English for International Communication), TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) etc., MCCT is the essential part of the test items. Thus, in every publication of tests, MCCT is naturally included. However, in the cloze literature, it is rarely discussed either inside or outside Taiwan. This motivates the researcher to conduct this study.
In 1994 the researcher finished his Ph. D dissertation on the sensitivity of the cloze procedure, and it was supposed to help clarify some controversies of cloze issues. Sixteen years later in 2010, the cloze test has another important and relevant edition, MCCT. Viewing from the changes and importance of MCCT, the researcher regards it worthwhile to investigate the sensitivity and techniques of MCCT.
It is hoped the research results will both help the EFL field teachers and students to understand the techniques to take MCCT tests.
