Glossary:Cloze deletion

From SuperMemo Help
Jump to navigation Jump to search
cloze deletion (cloze question; cloze item)
item in the fill-in-the-blanks form. In cloze deletions, the question is replaced by three dots ([...]) and moved to the answer field. For example:

Q: The highest literacy rate in Africa has been reached in [...](country)(2009)?
A: Seychelles (93%)

Cloze items can effectively remedy knowledge complexity. If you have items that persistently cause recall problems, try using cloze deletion. SuperMemo simplifies creating cloze deletions by providing options such as:
Read more: Incremental reading