THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FIELD DEPENDENCE/ INDEPENDENCE AND CLOZE TEST PERFORMANCEOF FEMALE EFL STUDENTS

This research project explored the influence of field dependent-independent (FD/FI) on cloze test. The cognitive style (FD/FI) was considered as independent variable and cloze test, are viewed as the dependent variable.Eighty six freshman female English as a foreign language (EFL) students of Kerman University, Iran participated in this study. At first, the Group Embedded Figures Test, (GEFT, Witkin et al., 1971) was given to the participants to identify field dependent/independent groups.Then, the participants were given a cloze test.The results show that there was a positive relationship between FI and cloze test performance. Learners also benefit from the results by finding the main sources of their inefficiencies and the barriers to their learning and consequently try to overcome them. The teachers also should be more cautious in interpreting the scores of the students on cloze test performance and proficiency test. In this way, they will have more successful students. The researches in the field of testing are fewer than researches in teaching and learning.